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[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 67: If Amato alighted upon your office door [...] it meant one thing: he was about to tear you a new asshole.
at tear someone a new asshole, v.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 170: You did not fuck around in their neighborhood, unless you had the green light. If they caught you out of line, man, they’d fuck you up.
at fuck about, v.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 113: He was finally going to get his act together.
at get one’s act together (v.) under act, n.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 82: But on the up&up and low low I gots to make a proper attempt though.
at on the up and up (adj.) under up-and-up, n.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 56: Finally I decided to up the ante [...] I asked them to read a short story.
at up the ante (v.) under ante, n.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 165: He’d strong-amed Miller into throwing out the weapon.
at strong-arm, v.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 263: And if you did [cross gang borders], you were [...] ‘subject to a serious ass whipping’.
at ass-whipping, n.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 4: A book-slinger with a badge and a streetwise attitude, part bookworm, part badass.
at bad-ass, n.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 55: You fucking cunt ass ho, you got the stinkiest damn pussy in this whole place.
at -ass, sfx
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 82: I’d kick myself in the ass, ass backwardz if I didn't attempt to get the goodz, knowin’ that I wanted a piece of the pie.
at ass-backwards under ass, n.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 32: I’m not saying the community of my youth is loud and pushy. Only that they’re in earnest. They don’t half-ass things.
at half-ass, v.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 43: Any asshole can get lucky once in a while.
at asshole, n.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 4: A book-slinger with a badge and a streetwise attitude.
at attitude, n.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 7: Demands to make illicit calls [...] to ‘my man on the outs’, to mommas and babymommas.
at baby-mother (n.) under baby, n.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 109: ‘You tell that motherfucka!’ ‘We got your back, bro!’.
at have someone’s back (v.) under back, n.1
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 55: Negative developments were bad shit; positive were good shit.
at bad shit, n.2
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 294: Weighing out baggies of cocaine, loaded gun resting on the table.
at baggie, n.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 156: I heard it was a six on one beat down.
at beat-down, n.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 17: He’s got a personal beef with you.
at beef, n.2
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 106: The bigwigs don’t like my style, but they can’t say I don’t get the job done.
at bigwig, n.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 55: Bitch, I’m gonna cut your damn titties off.
at bitch, n.1
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 63: He’d slam the book shut, shake his head, and say something like, ‘Ain’t that a bitch’.
at bitch, n.1
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 106: De luca would not have dared blitz the library during the Amato era.
at blitz, v.2
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 58: At 3 p.m. [...] much of the civilian staff blew off for the the day.
at blow off, v.3
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 249: I am forced to blow your mind in every sexual way imaginable.
at blow someone’s mind, v.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 6: Inmates exchange intrixcate handshakes and formal titles: OG, young G, boo, bro, baby boy, brutha, dude, cuz, dawg, P, G, daddy, pimpin’, nigga, man, thug thizzle, my boy, my man, homie.
at boo, n.5
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 82: A bitch like me can't be stuck on chuck, the boss is lost, for nada.
at boss, n.2
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 260: Although referred to by the title ‘bottom bitch,’ she is the top prostitute on this team [...] the bottom bitch has brought in the biggest cash return.
at bottom woman (n.) under bottom, n.3
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 17: Bottom line [...] this cocksucker didn’t stab you in the throat, right?
at bottom line, n.
[US] A. Steinberg Running the Books 357: So who’s the Jewboy in 1-2-1?
at Jew boy, n.
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