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[US] R. Daley To Kill a Cop 30: The bureaucracy here was as stupid and inept as in Babylon—meaning America—itself.
at Babylon, n.1
[US] R. Daley To Kill a Cop 212: ‘[I]t still leaves us short of the bottom line. The bottom line, I’m afraid, is that probable cause would not be sufficiently alleged’.
at bottom line, n.
[US] R. Daley To Kill a Cop 95: This wasn’t an ordinary car clout. I mean the thief didn’t just grab a car parked on the street.
at clout, n.3
[US] R. Daley To Kill a Cop 116: She handed over his drink. [...] ‘Well, here’s looking at you,’ said Palmer. He swallowed a stiff dose.
at dose, n.1
[US] R. Daley To Kill a Cop 168: ‘Every one of them was looking for me before. It don’t make a fuck to me’.
at fuck, n.
[US] R. Daley To Kill a Cop 213: He could order a detective to install a gypsy wire [...] But a gypsy wire was an illegal wire, and the detective who got caught was guilty of a federal felony.
at gypsy wire (n.) under gypsy, adj.
[US] R. Daley To Kill a Cop 138: ‘In a real hard-core incident the cop would have to protect both himself and her [i.e. a female officer],’ said Marty.
at hardcore, adj.
[US] R. Daley To Kill a Cop 93: Nearly all of [the alarms] every morning were set off by accident by left-footed bank officials.
at left-footed (adj.) under left, adj.
[US] R. Daley To Kill a Cop 172: She had big breasts and a meaty behind.
at meaty, adj.
[US] R. Daley To Kill a Cop 45: Destitute, sick old men and nodding junkies were normal—proof that he was home.
at nodding (adj.) under nod, v.
[US] R. Daley To Kill a Cop 144: ‘How many shots did you fire, Agnes?’ ‘Three. How many did you fire?’ ‘I ripped off all six’.
at rip off, v.
[US] R. Daley To Kill a Cop 123: As a young detective Eischied had many times sat on a place. He had sat in blinds like this one, and in parked cars, and in empty apartments.
at sit on, v.
[US] R. Daley To Kill a Cop 181: Charles said: ‘You a cool piece of work, man’ Cuomo accepted the compliment.
at piece of work (n.) under piece, n.
[US] R. Daley To Kill a Cop 276: There was sexual excitement between them already, and perhaps he should make his play now rather than waiting till after dinner.
at make a play for (v.) under play, n.
[US] R. Daley To Kill a Cop 199: ‘Sorry, pal, the price is the same, whether you come tomorrow night or not. It don’t make a shit to me’.
at make a shit (v.) under shit, n.
[US] R. Daley To Kill a Cop 47: When I was off the street the last time, I studied a lot of law’.
at street, the, n.
[US] R. Daley To Kill a Cop 200: ‘It’s a sweetheart, that gun’.
at sweetheart, n.
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