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[US] C. Keane Hunter 124: ‘Now ain’t that some shit,’ Papa said.
at ain’t that it, phr.
[US] C. Keane Hunter 140: The Branch brothers were total foul-balls.
at foul ball, n.
[US] C. Keane Hunter 189: He was drunk and bragging and ballyhooing.
at ballyhoo, v.
[US] C. Keane Hunter 57: Papa could understand Richie bailing out motorcycle gang members—bikers— who were not as insane as Boom Boom.
at biker, n.
[US] C. Keane Hunter 82: Even with all their tough-guy tactics [...] S.W.A.T. teams will not easily go to Watts.
at tough-guy, adj.
[US] C. Keane Hunter 99: Instead of watching the idiot tube [...] we should be planning.
at idiot tube (n.) under idiot, n.
[US] C. Keane Hunter 175: He saw the cop from the bushes with the .38 in his hand. ‘You can shed the iron, Mr. Policeman,’ Winston told him. ‘I am not considered dangerous.’.
at iron, n.
[US] C. Keane Hunter 230: This was the worst part of the job—the stake-out. It was boring and time-consuming.
at stake-out, n.
[US] C. Keane Hunter 17: Billy Joe had ‘hung paper’ in Los Angeles for over $6,000 and got caught trying to pass one.
at hang paper (v.) under paper, n.
[US] W.E. Griffin Hunter 481: We ran into him at the Petroleum Club yesterday and, if I hadn’t been asleep at the switch, we could have had him and his family here tonight.
at asleep at the switch, adj.
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