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[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 197: [He] heard his mob was massacred, and he had that confession hang-over, he took the Dutch route — the CKX — hung himself in his cell by his suspenders.
at take the Dutch route (v.) under Dutch act, n.
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 41: The Mayor wasn’t a bad sort. He was no out-and-out thief.
at out-and-out, adj.
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 111: ‘Right you got, boss,’ affirmed the bartender.
at right you are!, excl.
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 89: ‘Nerves, Babes,’ urged Goldie, passing his smoke to her.
at babes, n.
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 69: A mulatto wench who had badgered a State Senator.
at badger, v.
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 182: I’m going to treat you right, Annie, you can bank on that.
at bank on (v.) under bank, n.1
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 112: They won’t get to first base.
at first base, n.
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 23: He shoves that Wop bathtub slop.
at bathtub hooch (n.) under bathtub, n.
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 3: Carney, the first on the scene, with rights of priority as well as assignment, for this was on his beat.
at beat, n.1
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 109: Secretary Gleason called a council of his blacklegs in the foul, smelly cellar of one of the gang’s cutting plants.
at blackleg, n.1
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 96: Would it be too personal, Chief, to inquire how you got that blinker?
at blinker, n.
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 31: She was King’s sweetie, blew him for the Kid.
at blow, v.2
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 171: You ain’t got a decent blowoff comin’ to you. But I’ll give youse—all o’ youse—time to pray.
at blow off, n.2
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 35: You go through an iron gate, but a bluecap is with you instead of a redcap.
at blue cap (n.) under blue, adj.1
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 2: The bluecoat yanked out a whistle and cut the Sabbath stillness.
at bluecoat, n.
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 171: Shut up, you left-handed bohunk.
at bohunk, n.
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 62: If it was a boner, let’s pick the bones out of it.
at boner, n.3
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 24: ‘Aw, bottle it,’ he urged.
at bottle it, v.1
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 43: The boys had called their city editors.
at boys, the, n.
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 17: You think that bozo looks good, do you?
at bozo, n.1
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 152: ‘For the saints’ sakes,’ begged Chimp, weeping unrestrained, ‘gimme a break.’.
at give me a break! (excl.) under break, n.1
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 177: You’re a pretty breezy bird for a spot like this.
at breezy, adj.1
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 3: You’re goin’ for a buggy ride, redhead.
at buggy, n.2
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 73: What’s a bujok punk like you doin’ with a redhead like that?
at bujok, adj.
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 39: He’s hot for the front-page copy. I could burn him up with it.
at burn up, v.
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 36: I can take you so far and bury you so deep that sixty-four lawyers won’t dig you up in sixty-five days.
at bury, v.
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 48: I just thought I’d drop in on you and do a little buzzing.
at buzz, v.1
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 74: If City Hall caves in, I have to know it right away.
at cave in (v.) under cave, v.
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 35: ‘What have I done? What am I charged with?’ ‘I don’t know what you’re charged with — prob’ly heroin. As for what you’ve done...’.
at charged (up), adj.
[US] J. Lait Put on the Spot 146: We’ve been chewing it over down in the hut.
at chew (it) over (v.) under chew, v.
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