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[US] H. Searls Hero Ship 172: That’s nice, a brain like you. Hey, how come you ain’t made officer?
at brain, n.1
[US] H. Searls Hero Ship 200: Most of the conversation in their kitchen was of steam and bull—English—and of slashes, who studied too hard or buckets who studied not hard enough.
at bucket, n.
[US] H. Searls Hero Ship 151: ‘O.K.,’ he quavered, ‘I’ll sign it! But I hope you bust your ass!’.
at bust one’s ass (v.) under bust, v.1
[US] H. Searls Hero Ship 282: I’m going to fold. No charges.
at fold, v.
[US] H. Searls Hero Ship 171: ‘Forget him,’ Ape murmured audibly, ‘he’s hung like a stud mosquito. Look at me!’.
at hung like a (stud) mosquito under hung, adj.
[US] H. Searls Hero Ship 60: How’ll that look? The usual ‘shit from Shinola?’.
at not know shit from Shinola (v.) under not know..., v.
[US] H. Searls Hero Ship 19: ‘The USS Shinola . . .’ The nickname had already reached the chief’s mess.
at Shinola, n.
[US] H. Searls Hero Ship 60: How’ll that look? The usual ‘shit from Shinola?’.
at not know shit from Shinola (v.) under shit, n.
[US] H. Searls Hero Ship 200: Most of the conversation in their kitchen was of steam and bull—English—and of slashes, who studied too hard or buckets who studied not hard enough.
at steam, n.
[US] H. Searls Hero Ship 59: What about that torpedo juice Foghorn makes?
at torpedo juice (n.) under torpedo, n.2
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