1915 D. Lowrie My Life out of Prison 285: I got one of the other reporters to do it, because [...] if S—— learned that I was talking to him he might ‘clam’.at clam (up), v.
1915 D. Lowrie My Life out of Prison 78: The next time you start up a business without permission you’ll get yours, and get it good and plenty.at get one’s (v.) under get, v.
1915 D. Lowrie My Life out of Prison 78: You’re getting yourself in dead wrong writing this junk for the papers, [...] we’ll make it mighty hot for you.at make it hot for (v.) under hot, adj.
1915 D. Lowrie My Life out of Prison 57: I discussed Donald Lowrie, and in one instance ‘knocked’ him because I wanted to hear the other man sing Lowrie’s praises in a still higher key.at knock, v.
1915 D. Lowrie My Life out of Prison 15: He had seen ‘ex-cons’ kneeling before safes with [...] ‘soup’ and other implements and ‘persuaders’ necessary for forcible entrance.at persuader, n.
1915 D. Lowrie My Life out of Prison 229: If you want to keep thinking I’m phony, I can’t help it, but you’re wrong.at phoney, adj.
1915 D. Lowrie My Life out of Prison 78: The next time you start up a business without permission you’ll get yours, and get it good and plenty.at plenty, adv.
1915 D. Lowrie My Life out of Prison 234: He had peeked into every closet [...] It was the ‘prowler’ instinct manifesting itself.at prowler, n.
1915 D. Lowrie My Life out of Prison 93: She noticed a ‘sighteeing’ auto and asked me what it was. ‘They are vulgarly known as “rubber-neck wagons”,’ I vouchsafed.at rubberneck wagon (n.) under rubberneck, n.
1915 D. Lowrie My Life out of Prison 298: They’ll probably let him off with a five-spot if he pleads guilty.at five-spot (n.) under -spot, sfx
1915 D. Lowrie My Life out of Prison 236: It beat that twenty-five spot I did back in Sing Sing all holler.at -spot, sfx
1915 D. Lowrie My Life out of Prison 78: You’re getting yourself in dead wrong writing this junk for the papers, [...] we’ll make it mighty hot for you.at get in wrong (v.) under wrong, adv.