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Muscle for the Wing choose

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[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 88: Mixing up a batch of gimlets [...] the way muckety-mucks mix it in Clearwater, Florida.
at muck-a-muck, n.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 124: The fun buddies went AWOL, lost to some secret mirth.
at A.W.O.L., adj.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 90: A tits and ass joint out on River Road.
at tits and ass, adj.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 140: You changed parts [...] First he was jeff and you was Mutt. Now he’s comin’ on Mutt and you get to be Jeff.
at mutt and jeff, n.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 81: You’re only gonna get the old in-and-out until I see you in a dress that says size ten on it.
at in-and-out, n.1
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 76: He had masterfully endeared himself to the rice-and-bean legions.
at rice-and-bean, adj.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 86: Do you think Ronnie fucked aroun’ on you?
at fuck around, v.1
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 74: I’m going to tell you how Bell got his dumb-ass self greased.
at dumb-ass, adj.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 132: He occupied an exalted spot against the wall, surrounded by lesser badasses.
at bad-ass, n.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 181: Oh, that sly shitass.
at shit ass, n.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 134: There was a sticker on the truck’s rear bumper that said Coonasses Do It in the Dark.
at coon-ass, n.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 38: The dawn came on [...] to find Emil Jadick sitting bare-assed on the back porch.
at bare-ass, adj.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing (1995) 122: Lemonade has got more kick to it than bare-assin’ it in front of men like them.
at bare-ass, v.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 146: The whole cast from the melodrama of childhood [...] had put Cold Duck away until the cows came home.
at put away, v.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 85: As if he was hoping that regular blasts from his icy blues would prompt some spur-of-the-moment afternoon lushness to come into his arms.
at baby-blues (n.) under baby, n.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 136: The bad-news duo came in the door.
at bad news, adj.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 28: He wore a black coat with narrow lapels, a white shirt and a string tie, all in accordance with the resurging style of the rockabilly bad boy.
at bad boy, n.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 65: You really think I’m goin’ to do a bad-mouth testimony on one cop to another?
at badmouth, adj.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 30: Wanda took a Baggie of home grown wacky-backy from the vegetable crisper.
at baggie, n.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 35: He seemed batty as a loon.
at batty, adj.1
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 215: Beat it! [...] Find a place to hide.
at beat it, v.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 99: You said somebody else ripped it [i.e. stolen liquor] from us, but I always figured you beat me out of it.
at beat (someone) out of (v.) under beat, v.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 53: I don’t like the way I talk behind that shit.
at behind, prep.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 202: At the kitchen door he was belted on the neck.
at belt, v.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 156: He [...] belted back some brew.
at belt, v.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 31: Big-timing her out of her hip huggers before they even left the parking lot.
at big time, v.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 196: I’m glad we’re flippin’ off the mob here. In a special sort of way it makes me feel good.
at flip a/the bird (v.) under bird, n.2
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 85: She flipped him the bird and he kept his eyes on business.
at flip a/the bird (v.) under bird, n.2
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 174: They birddogged her sweet and breathy with promises and presents.
at bird dog, v.
[US] D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 99: Tough guy did a bit on Trahan’s farm got out a month ago.
at do a/one’s bit (v.) under bit, n.1
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