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The New York Cops choose

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[US] G. Astor N.Y. Cops 152: [T]he entrepreneur who catered to those [...] who suddenly came up with a good thing.
at good thing, n.
[US] G. Astor N.Y. Cops 164: ‘You should meet the captain [...] ‘And make me and yourself look good. Give him a hat.’ The price of hats varies with the state of the economy and in 1968 was supposedly worth $20 while a ‘suit’ sold for $100 and a pack of cigarettes for $5 .
at hat, n.
[US] G. Astor N.Y. Cops 164: ‘You should meet the captain [...] ‘And make me and yourself look good. Give him a hat.’ The price of hats varies with the state of the economy and in 1968 was supposedly worth $20 while a ‘suit’ sold for $100 and a pack of cigarettes for $5 .
at suit, n.1
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