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‘Sleeping Dogs’ in Spicy Detective Sept. 🌐 In the first place I wanted to find out if Leneta’s engagement to Victor Croft was on the up-and-up.at on the up and up (adj.) under up-and-up, n.
‘Sleeping Dogs’ in Spicy Detective Sept. 🌐 In the first place I wanted to find out if Leneta’s engagement to Victor Croft was on the up-and-up. ‘Sleeping Dogs’ in Spicy Detective Sept. 🌐 He had a gun in his hand. He was pointing it at me [...] I kept my hands flat on my desk. I asked ‘Why the artillery?’.at artillery, n.
‘Sleeping Dogs’ in Spicy Detective Sept. 🌐 Under ordinary circumstances
I’d have cabbaged onto that three grand.at cabbage, v.1
‘Sleeping Dogs’ in Spicy Detective Sept. 🌐 Hal Somers is a New York dirt-dishing columnist. He knows everything about everybody.at dish (out/up) the dirt (v.) under dirt, n.
‘Sleeping Dogs’ in Spicy Detective Sept. 🌐 You thought you could come out here
and pull some more fast stuff on Leneta.at fast stuff (n.) under fast, adj.1
‘Sleeping Dogs’ in Spicy Detective Sept. 🌐 She wriggled free and slammed me a good one on the jaw.at good one, n.
‘Sleeping Dogs’ in Spicy Detective Sept. 🌐 She made this picture. It was hot—plenty hot!at hot, adj.
‘Sleeping Dogs’ in Spicy Detective Sept. 🌐 I went past the telephone op. He was reading a magazine and didn’t see me.at op, n.
‘Sleeping Dogs’ in Spicy Detective Sept. 🌐 I’m no push-over for you or anyone else!at pushover, n.
‘Sleeping Dogs’ in Spicy Detective Sept. 🌐 ‘In the first place [...] Leneta
and I are just good friends— nothing more.’ I let that slide.at let slide (v.) under slide, v.
‘Sleeping Dogs’ in Spicy Detective Sept. 🌐 He poured himself a generous slug and downed it
neat.at slug, n.1
‘Sleeping Dogs’ in Spicy Detective Sept. 🌐 Leneta must have spilled her guts to somebody.at spill one’s guts (v.) under spill, v.
‘Sleeping Dogs’ in Spicy Detective Sept. 🌐 Frankly, I’m out after the heavy
sugar. [...] I aim to get my pile.at heavy sugar (n.) under sugar, n.1
‘Sleeping Dogs’ in Spicy Detective Sept. 🌐 Anyhow, I now knew that Leneta Leonard and Croft were actually ‘that way’ about each other.at that way, adj.
‘Sleeping Dogs’ in Spicy Detective Sept. 🌐 She was afraid I’d open my trap and spill my guts about the blackmail stuff.at trap, n.1
‘Sleeping Dogs’ in Spicy Detective Sept. 🌐 She was a cute little trick — all curves and delicious contours.at trick, n.1
‘Live Bait’ in Spicy Detective Stories Nov. 🌐 How do you like them apples, Frazier?at how do you like them apples?, phr.
‘Too Many Diamonds’ in Spicy Detective Stories Nov. 🌐 ‘You’ve got me over a barrel!’ he whined.at have someone over a barrel (v.) under barrel, n.1
‘Too Many Diamonds’ in Spicy Detective Stories Nov. 🌐 A guy can take a hell of a bat over the dome if he’s got one of these things on.at bat, n.2
‘Death’s Bright Halo’ in Spicy Detective Oct. 🌐 Something just set fire to my go-buggy.at benzine buggy, n.
‘Beyond Justice’ in Spicy Detective Stories Nov. 🌐 Tony Bogard picked up a bottle from the table in the middle of the room and christened me with it.at christen, v.
‘Heat from Texas’ in Spicy Detective Stories Nov. 🌐 Grab a couple of my ties and we’ll wrap this cookie up.at cookie, n.1
‘Night Scene’ in Spicy Detective Stories May 🌐 She was giving Donovan a furtive double-o.at double-O, n.1
‘Body Ransom’ in Spicy Detective Stories Nov. 🌐 You’re knockin’ down a hundred and fifty a week, ain’t ya?at knock down, v.
‘Beyond Justice’ in Spicy Detective Stories Nov. 🌐 I flagged him into silence.at flag, v.1
‘Beyond Justice’ in Spicy Detective Stories Nov. 🌐 This blonde Wanda Wynne wench was rumored to be Ben Berkin’s flame.at flame, n.
‘Beyond Justice’ in Spicy Detective Stories Nov. 🌐 ‘Frame-up!’ she said [...] ‘It was in the bag. Ben Berkin bribed the judges so you could win!’.at frame-up, n.
‘Beyond Justice’ in Spicy Detective Stories Nov. 🌐 This beauty contest was his idea of a publicity gag.at gag, n.
‘Death’s Bright Halo’ in Spicy Detective Oct. 🌐 I caught a glimpse of gorgeous, chiffon-sheathed legs that had me ga-ga.at gaga, adj.
‘Heat from Texas’ in Spicy Detective Stories Nov. 🌐 The Parrot Club, buried in Greenwich Village, was the goofiest of that sector’s bumper crop.at goofy, adj.
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