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Beggars of Life 98: ‘So you’re broke, Kid?’ she said. ‘Yes, mum, I’m all out and down.’.at down-and-out, adj.
Beggars of Life 98: ‘So you’re broke, Kid?’ she said. ‘Yes, mum, I’m all out and down.’. Beggars of Life 100: A waiter took orders with speed and accuracy. ‘Order of B. and O. (beefsteak and onions). Smother it.’.at B. and O.
Beggars of Life 9: Jim boy, you’re going to get somewhere some day just as sure as God put worms in sour apples.at sure as God made little (green) apples under sure as..., phr.
Beggars of Life 179: ‘Who’s the guy?’ I asked a tramp near me. ‘Oklahoma Red,’ he answered [...] ‘He’s a b-a-d g-u-y.’.at bad guy (n.) under bad, adj.
Beggars of Life 15: She’s colder’n Billy-be-damned outside.at Billy-be-damned, n.
Beggars of Life 124: I’ll bust ye in the beezer, that’s what I’ll do.at beezer, n.1
Beggars of Life 117: Boys at the Orphanage had even told me how doctors and nurses had given the mysterious Black Bottle to sick people. And that was the last you ever heard of them. The Black Bottle contained some deadly poison.at black bottle (n.) under black, adj.
Beggars of Life 156: You look like a blowed-in-the-glass stiff.at blowed-in-the-glass (stiff), n.
Beggars of Life 78: I could tell he wasn’t a farmer, but an old hobo booze-hound.at booze-hound (n.) under booze, n.
Beggars of Life 125: Them damn Johnny Bulls gimme a pain in the ear.at John Bull, n.1
Beggars of Life 29: Her cousin was a drunkard in Cincy, / He died with a peach of a bun.at bun, n.2
Beggars of Life 3: I explained my work and wages to the boy, who smiled at me disdainfully [...] ‘Chuck it, Kid, chuck it. Gosh you can’t do no worse.’.at chuck it, v.
Beggars of Life 13: I met Frisco Red in Cincy.at Cinci, n.
Beggars of Life 242: The good man wore a ‘come-to-Jesus’ collar, a shoe string black tie and a Uriah Heep expression.at come-to-Jesus collar (n.) under come-to-Jesus, adj.
Beggars of Life 22: A guy’s dyin’ up here. Tell her to send for a croaker.at croaker, n.5
Beggars of Life 5: Them old birds’re too lazy to scratch themselves when they’re crummy.at crummy, adj.2
Beggars of Life 203: He told me that a ‘dead head’ passenger coach was to leave for the west that night.at deadhead, n.
Beggars of Life 15: ‘I got stewed in Chi, an’ was thrun outta Hinky Dink’s on my ear.’ [...] ‘That dynamite Hinky Dink sells ’ud make a hummin’ bird fly slow.’.at dynamite, n.2
Beggars of Life 15: I got stewed in Chi, an’ was thrun outta Hinky Dink’s on my ear, and darned ’f I diden sleep right on Clark Street till mornin’.at on one’s ear under ear, n.1
Beggars of Life 4: Forgit all that stuff. It’s bunkerino.at -erino, sfx
Beggars of Life 232: They [potatoes] were peeled with pocket knives, called ‘frogstickers’.at frogsticker (n.) under frog, n.1
Beggars of Life 145: The good guys always get it in the neck.at get it in the neck, v.
Beggars of Life 47: ‘Pay us, or hit the gravel,’ snarled the conductor.at hit the grit (v.) under grit, n.2
Beggars of Life 125: Them damn Johnny Bulls gimme a pain in the ear.at give someone a pain in the neck (v.) under pain (in the neck), n.1
Beggars of Life 22: He was gently placed against the pillows in a half-sitting position. ‘That might keep the red ink from flowin’ outta his mouth,’ said the scarred-face man.at red ink, n.
Beggars of Life 154: You are charged wit’ bein’ a Jesus-shouter when little kids ’re hungry.at Jesus screamer (n.) under Jesus, n.
Beggars of Life 199: I’ll show you how to pour the juice and blow a safe.at juice, n.1
Beggars of Life 237: The car’s red-tagged for Los Angels.at Los, n.
Beggars of Life 24: Give the eight cents to the man-planter fur a tip.at man planter (n.) under man, n.
Beggars of Life 93: The usual shirt worn by tramps is one made of black satin, and is called a ‘thousand-mile shirt.’.at thousand-miler, n.
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