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[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 163: They think you hold all the aces when it comes to hiring.
at hold aces (v.) under ace, n.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 277: It was the days of sit-ins and Freedom Riders, when SNCC was still salt-and-pepper, days of the first push for voter registration down in Darkest Alabama.
at salt-and-pepper, adj.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 14: In my day a man farted like that would have his short hairs picked clean for a penalty before the breeze got past his pants.
at short and curlies, n.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 188: The priest asked for around-the-world service and enjoyed every minute of it.
at around the world, n.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 18: So who doesn’t kiss the brown end, one way or another?
at kiss someone’s arse, v.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 366: ‘Where you from?’ ‘North End.’ ‘In a pig’s gizzard you are. You got any ID?’.
at in a pig’s arse! (excl.) under pig’s arse!, excl.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 33: S’at new kid [...] Don’t know his ass from an avalanche.
at not know one’s arse/ass from... (v.) under arse, n.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 231: Don’t be a pain in the butt.
at pain in the arse, n.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 38: Old lard-ass shouldn’t be much trouble we put the scare in him though.
at lard-ass, n.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 182: Even Simple Simon’s little girl, one of the most nothin-ass bitches ever turned out in the history of the Life, even she had got the nod already. [Ibid.] 277: The standard Do, big and bad and kinking out from all angles of his head, look like one of those evil-ass weeds grows its way up through the pavement and then just hangs out.
at -ass, sfx
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 316: ‘Another one with toys in the attic,’ said Jackie to the men.
at have a guest in the attic (v.) under attic, n.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 208: Work that ax [guitar], buddy!
at axe, n.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 149: With the kids it’s guns and revolutions, not shacking up and driving your old man bananas.
at drive bananas (v.) under bananas, adj.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 279: Happily hugging the toilet all night long with your barf buddies.
at barf, n.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 278: His conversation was soon loaded with ‘brew’ and ‘beevo’.
at beevos, n.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 145: He thinks Pancho Villa is the bee’s knees.
at bee’s knees, n.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 277: You get behind what I’m sayin’?
at get behind (v.) under behind, prep.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 92: Hunter and the boys [...] learned to tolerate whichever new Bible-thumper had become their regular Saturday night dinner guest.
at bible-thumper (n.) under bible, n.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 286: Norman considered putting the bite on but was warned by something about the way the guy was looking at him [...] Another creepy-drawers, probably. Another old fag.
at put the bite on (v.) under bite, n.1
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 240: It’s almost lunchtime, you take a blow.
at blow, n.3
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 204: We’re gonna [...] put this boat on cruisomatic over the Mystic River Bridge and up onto the Naweast Expressway.
at boat, n.1
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 22: Everybody is doing okay, Irish, Poles, the ghinnies even, paddling along, all except the boogs.
at boog, n.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 38: He’s as good as dead with the brass if he loses.
at brass, n.1
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 186: She figured she’d play it open-and-shut, bring him off and charge him twenty for a fifteen-dollar straight.
at bring off, v.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 20: Needledick the Bug-Fucker!
at bugfucker (n.) under bug, n.4
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 378: I personally got my own difficulties, couple wrong guesses, couple bum steers.
at bum steer (n.) under bum, adj.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 237: A sailor went to the Queen of Spain, / His name was Chris Columbo [...] And every day to pave his way / He’d stick it up her bumbo.
at bumbo, n.2
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 13: You let off one of them whistlers from your business end near a methane pocket an we’ll all be playing in the harp section.
at business end, the (n.) under business, n.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 205: Denny and Kevin do their business, they’re zipping up to get back in the car when this cop pulls right up behind.
at do one’s business (v.) under business, n.
[US] J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 152: We give her five minutes, come back here and bust her ass if she’s not gone.
at bust someone’s ass (v.) under bust, v.1
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