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The Busy Body choose

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[US] D. Westlake Busy Body 31: That’s the kind of guy you are. [...] Brown-nose.
at brown nose, n.
[US] D. Westlake Busy Body 129: Engel decided to throw a curve and see what happened.
at throw a curve (v.) under curve, n.
[US] D. Westlake Busy Body 25: Plus the geetus for rubbing Willy [...] Don’t forget that, Engel.
at geetus, n.
[US] D. Westlake Busy Body 16: Engel’s father’s imperfection happened to be throwing his money away on a lot of gluepots.
at gluepot, n.1
[US] D. Westlake Busy Body 112: You gonna be a hardnose? Give me an address in Queens.
at hard-nose, n.
[US] D. Westlake Busy Body 1178: Holy Peoria! You mean it!
at holy Peoria! (excl.) under holy...!, excl.
[US] D. Westlake Busy Body 130: I can’t wander all over town, Fred. Remember? I’m hot.
at hot, adj.
[US] D. Westlake Busy Body 24: We got the clearance to rub him.
at rub out, v.
[US] D. Westlake Busy Body 14: Rovito [...] said, his voice low, ‘Mark where they planted him’.
at plant, v.1
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