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[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 137: If he failed, Scabby’s life and his own wouldn’t be worth a plugged dime.
at not worth a plugged nickel, phr.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 111: If they pick me up, I’ll alibi them to death.
at alibi (up), v.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 10: It’s an up and up place. One of Francis Wood’s joints.
at up and up, adj.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 222: Raised the ante, did they? Last I heard it was five grand.
at up the ante (v.) under ante, n.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 97: Why the strong arm stuff, Rico?
at strong-arm stuff (n.) under strong-arm, adj.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 201: Joe Peeper flung [the dice] out of the window. ‘Them babies’ll never bother me no more.’.
at baby, n.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 241: There was a rumor that he had got in bad with a South Side gang.
at get in bad (with) (v.) under bad, adj.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 27: Don’t go on a bat with that two-bits. [Ibid.] 248: He’s been on a bat with some Chicago guys.
at on a bat under bat, n.3
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 155: You thought you could bat me around and make me like it.
at bat, v.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 107: Ain’t she a bearcat!
at bear cat (n.) under bear, n.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 84: A fine bunch of yellow bellies and squealers I’m mixed up with.
at yellow belly, n.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 12: The Big Boy can’t fix murder.
at big boy, n.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 10: I know what I got to say and you birds keep quiet till I’m through.
at bird, n.1
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 18: It’s the damn newspapers. They play that crime stuff off the boards.
at off the boards (adv.) under boards, n.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 253: Bohunk, a poor specimen.
at bohunk, n.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 246: The Monroe gang decided it would be more lucrative [...] to confine their hijacking to smaller bootleggers.
at bootlegger, n.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 17: Let ’em alone, unless they get bad and start something, then bounce ’em.
at bounce, v.1
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar 137: Things were breaking good, money was rolling in.
at break, v.2
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 79: Of course he stepped out with other broads occasionally.
at broad, n.2
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 120: I’m broke, boss. I ain’t got a cent.
at broke, adj.1
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 149: Turn your back, Buddy [...] and march straight ahead of me.
at buddy, n.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 233: I been in Hammond ever since you gave us the rush.
at bum’s rush, n.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 153: You get your hat and beat it. Leave the burg.
at burg, n.1
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 230: You think I’m gonna let a guy take a bust at me?
at take a bust at (v.) under bust, n.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 230: ‘I can’t have you hanging around here no more’ [...] ‘Giving me the goobug, hunh?’.
at give someone/something the go-by (v.) under go-by, n.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 240: Sometimes at night he would go to one of the call-houses on a nearby street and spend a couple of hours with one of the women.
at call house, n.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 65: I got all I can do to take care of number one.
at take care of number one, v.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 243: Now I’m gonna show you how they treat smart dagos in Chi.
at Chi, n.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 223: I got business or I’d stick around and chin with you.
at chin, v.
[US] W.R. Burnett Little Caesar (1932) 47: Christ [...] they’re coming up.
at Christ!, excl.
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