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Ten ‘Lost’ Plays choose

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[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 57: Git dat kid out of here or I’ll put yuh in the cooler as sure as hell.
at sure as hell under sure as..., phr.
[US] E. O’Neill Warnings in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 83: Why don’t you ball out Pop?
at bawl out, v.1
[US] E. O’Neill Warnings in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 74: I declare, a body can’t have a moment’s peace in this house with you children all the time wranglin’ and fightin’.
at body, n.
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 54: D’yuh think I’m a simp to be gittin’ yuh protection and keepin’ the bulls from runnin’ yuh in.
at bull, n.5
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 53: Aw, shut up! Yuh make me sick with dat line of bull.
at line of bull (n.) under bull, n.6
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 64: Yuh tell ’em yuh don’t know anything about me, see? Give ’em a bum steer.
at bum steer (n.) under bum, adj.
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 52: In appearance he is a typical ‘cadet,’ flashily dressed.
at cadet, n.
[US] E. O’Neill Warnings in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 77: Mind you don’t wake the baby with your carryings-on.
at carrying-on, n.
[US] E. O’Neill A Wife for Life in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 4: Now me and money never could get on noway. They cleaned me out in Lawson this time and I reckon they’ll clean me again the next time.
at clean out, v.
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 61: I went to a doc about a month ago. He told me I had the ‘con’ and had it bad.
at con, n.2
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 57: Git dat kid out of here or I’ll put yuh in the cooler as sure as hell.
at cooler, n.
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 62: They got me and this time I went to the coop fur five years.
at coop, n.1
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 67: What did yuh croak him for?
at croak, v.2
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 58: There, there, Kid, cut the cryin’.
at cut, v.4
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 57: But yuh wouldn’t have me pinched, would yuh, Steve? Yuh wouldn’t do me dirt like that?
at do dirt to someone (v.) under dirt, n.
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 53: Who said I was chasin’ any dolls?
at doll, n.1
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 56: A fine mother you are and dis is a swell dump to bring up a family in.
at dump, n.3
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 58: If yuh bother this goil again I’ll fix yuh and fix yuh right. D’yuh get me?
at fix, v.1
[US] E. O’Neill Recklessness in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 134: You know when you’re here we’re always on the go.
at on the go under go, n.1
[US] E. O’Neill Warnings in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 79: You ought to be ashamed of yourself, you big gump.
at gump, n.1
[US] E. O’Neill Recklessness in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 139: Tell me you lie, damn you, or I’ll choke you to hell.
at to hell (adv.) under hell, n.
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 57: I’ll have yuh pinched and sent to the Island.
at Island, the, n.
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 63: What’s it to you?
at what’s it to you?, phr.
[US] E. O’Neill A Wife for Life in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 6: We’ve taken out hard knocks with the imitation of a laugh.
at knock, n.1
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 58: Git outa here, yuh lousy skunk, and stay out!
at lousy, adj.
[US] E. O’Neill A Wife for Life in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 5: Well, it’s too many for me. I give it up.
at too many, adj.
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 54: I ain’t got a nick.
at nick, n.4
[US] E. O’Neill (The Web) in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 63: I wanted to give the noise time to blow over.
at noise, n.1
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 63: Yuh swear yuh won’t squeal on me?
at squeal (on), v.
[US] E. O’Neill The Web in Ten ‘Lost’ Plays (1995) 55: Yuh’re half drunk now. And yuh been hittin’ the pipe too; I kin tell by the way your eyes look.
at hit the pipe (v.) under pipe, n.1
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