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Silver Eagle 282: Suddenly he wondered how far Burne had gone with Louise. Quickly something within him answered: all the way.at go all the way (v.) under all the way, adv.
Silver Eagle 282: Suddenly he wondered how far Burne had gone with Louise. Quickly something within him answered: all the way. Silver Eagle 164: ‘Goodbye, babe.’ He heard her laughing. ‘What are you laughing at?’ ‘Nothing.’ [...] ‘Yes, you were.’ ‘Well,’ said Helen, ‘nobody ever called me ‘babe’ before’.at babe, n.
Silver Eagle 45: ‘I’ll invite him over. I told him to drop in on me some night.’ ‘Do it, Bob,’ cried Louise. ‘Invite him over right now.’ Joyce looked at his watch. ‘It’s ten o’clock.’ ‘He’s backing water,’ cried Burne.at back water (v.) under back, v.2
Silver Eagle 108: ‘By God, I knew you was a smart guy. Last night I was saying to Frankie “that Harworth boy belongs on big time.” Yes sir’.at big time, n.1
Silver Eagle 90: He was making a small book then and Harworth came in to place a two dollar bet.at make book (on) (v.) under book, n.
Silver Eagle 33: ‘What a bun you got,’ he said. ‘Don’t kid me. You can’t get that way on beer.’ ‘I can,’ said August.at bun, n.3
Silver Eagle 178: Stein said: ‘Frank, my leg sure is cutting up right now. I think I’ll go to bed and ease it’.at cut up, v.1
Silver Eagle 301: Harworth said: ‘What’s the dope?’ ‘Well, said Canovi, ‘you drive the limousine. Let Sandy take the roadster and follow’.at dope, n.3
Silver Eagle 74: ‘I used to spend a lot of money over at the Alvarado [restaurant]. Swell dump’.at dump, n.3
Silver Eagle 11: ‘I didn’t want to bother you but . . .’ ‘Need money?’ ‘Yes, sir.’ ‘All right. Fix him up, August’.at fix up, v.1
Silver Eagle 53: Well,’ said Richman, ‘your skyrocket [i.e. a supposedly amusing guest] was a fizzer.’ ‘He’s dull as the deuce,’ Burne agreed.at fizzer, n.2
Silver Eagle 88: Harworth hung up the receiver and sat smiling at Stein. ‘Well, well, well,’ said Stein. ‘I’m getting in right,’ said Harworth. ‘That girl’s away up there. She was Richard Magnussen’s wife; you know, the guy who made all that money in lumber’.at get in (with) (v.) under get in, v.
Silver Eagle 140: ‘Molina didn’t have anything to do with this deal. A man named Huntingdon bought my restaurants [...]’ Hafey [...] smiled. ‘Yeah,’ he said. ‘I know all about Huntingdon. He’s Molina’s ghost’.at ghost, n.
Silver Eagle 107: Molina [...] counted out seventy-five one thousand dollar bills. ‘ [...] I’ll pay your price providing it ain’t a holdup’.at hold-up, n.
Silver Eagle 80: As fast as he made money he spent it; he was always playing the horses, always, when he could raise funds, putting in with a faro game, betting on prizefights, shooting crap.at put in with (v.) under put in, v.
Silver Eagle 3: .at in, adv.
Silver Eagle 16: ‘He’s a big chump,’ said Campi. ‘How he ever made all that dough I’ll never tell! He don’t know straight up’.at not know straight up (v.) under not know..., v.
Silver Eagle 252: ‘If you hadn’t tried to make me for dough, you’d never got yourself in this mess’.at make, v.
Silver Eagle 146: Harworth said: ‘She’s a wonderful girl.’ Larsen looked at him. ‘Are you telling me?’.at you’re telling me!, excl.
Silver Eagle 121: ‘You’re faded,’ said Harworth. Magnussen warmed the dice in his palm and threw a natural. ‘Drag ten,’ he said.at natural, n.
Silver Eagle 181: ‘I ain’t standing for it. Michaelson’s number is up. He’ll leave town tonight.’ ‘He’s small fry, see?’ said Frankie, explaining the lenience.at number is up under number, n.
Silver Eagle 22: The cashier came back quickly and whispered to the Italian, but he pushed the cashier away. Turning he called to Harworth: ‘Nuts, you!’.at nuts to, phr.
Silver Eagle 85: ‘[H]e says to me: “That guy’s the nuts. He’s got a grip like Strangler Lewis”.’ .at nuts, n.1
Silver Eagle 219: ‘He expects us to panic that bunch of drunks every time we go on. Half the time they can’t see’.at panic, v.
Silver Eagle 108: ‘Here’s a tip. I’m taking over the city. It’ll cause me a lot of grief, but I been piking compared to what I’m going to do’.at pike, v.2
Silver Eagle 109: ‘If they bother you, call Frankie or Canovi. We’ll settle ‘em’.at settle, v.
Silver Eagle 3: ‘The guys that run accounts, big accounts, are squawkers. All they’re looking for is a chance to welsh’.at squawker, n.
Silver Eagle 162: ‘Well, that’s a nice way to act.’ [...] ‘Never mind. I got steamed up that was all.’ ‘I should say you did!’.at steamed (up), adj.
Silver Eagle 88: ‘That girl’s away up there. She was Richard Magnussen’s wife; you know, the guy who made all that money in lumber’.at way-up, adj.
Silver Eagle 70: The semi-windup was dull. [...] In the tenth round the fight livened up a bit.at wind-up, n.1
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