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[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 81: They nail him with six or seven solid hits — just about tore him a new asshole, as the saying goes.
at tear someone a new asshole, v.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 43: You just want some fucking excuse to go to town and piss around at Rita’s.
at piss about, v.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 9: Booming out some gibberish mumbo jumbo in his best amen-corner baritone.
at amen corner (n.) under amen, n.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 8: Shucking and jiving, juking and high-stepping, rolling his eyes and snapping his fingers in time.
at shuck and jive, v.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 22: One night we’re listening to Alpha Company doing it hot and heavy, and they were getting down and getting some.
at hot and heavy, phr.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 11: That trio and the woman played every nickel-and-dime base camp [...] south of the 17th Parallel.
at nickel-and-dime, adj.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 206: There’s nearly always some sucker who’ll ante up, just to see him perform.
at ante (up), v.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 157: When it comes right down to the button [he] don’t know his ass from a hole in the ground.
at not know one’s arse/ass from a hole in the ground (v.) under arse, n.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 18: Our man Paco, not dead but sure as shit should be.
at sure as shit under sure as..., phr.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 65: ‘You’re telling me there ain’t no work?’ says Paco [...] ‘Sure as shit. Fuckin’-A.’.
at sure as shit under sure as..., phr.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 117: Jonesy’s ashy, caramel-colored skin, pink nails and bright black eyes.
at ashy, adj.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 179: There was considerable jostling and arm punching, jawing and grab-ass back and forth.
at grab-ass, n.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 160: May the Lord have pity on your sorry-assed pecker.
at sorry-ass, adj.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 120: He used to come home nights ass-whipped tired, just draggin’ his ass.
at ass-whipped, adv.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 126: I don’t fly it right side up, upside down, inside out, crosswise, ass backward, or fuck-you otherwise.
at ass-backwards under ass, n.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 135: Some Pakistanis with [...] those big-ass Enfield rifles and cartridge belts hung all over them.
at big-ass, adj.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 21: They’s [...] die before the dust-of medevac chopper could haul-ass out to us.
at haul ass, v.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 157: They’ll fuck around and fart around and grab-ass around, and jack that thing up so it’ll be some horse’s ass of a hero’s statue.
at horse’s ass, n.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 10: You stare at a couple of hundred metres of shitty-ass marsh.
at shit-ass, adj.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 120: He used to come home nights ass-whipped tired, just draggin’ his ass.
at drag one’s ass, v.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 25: The conscientious objector fumbled and grab-assed [...] and generally made such a muddle of it.
at grab-ass, v.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 77: Any half-bright, lard-assed nitwit who can comb hair can goddam cut hair in the Army.
at lard-assed, adj.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 201: Oh my aching back, Virginia, save the act for the movies.
at my aching back! (excl.) under back, n.1
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 36: That loony old bag from Watseka, mumbling her mouth at him.
at bag, n.1
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 109: Guadalcanal about broke my fucking balls.
at break someone’s balls (v.) under balls, n.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 6: It was raining to beat the band.
at to beat the band (adv.) under band, n.2
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 67: The bridge is so banged up — pounded on and painted over, rusted up and painted again.
at banged up, adj.1
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 161: And for Christ’s sake, be grateful — it sure beats the shit out of walking.
at beat the shit out of, v.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 95: Beats the shit out of me how two guys like that came to own a place with a name like Texas Lunch.
at beat the shit out of, v.
[US] L. Heinemann Paco’s Story (1987) 64: Well, shit, fella, you might as well keep fuckin’ beatin’ feet, as they say.
at beat feet (it) (v.) under beat, v.
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