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[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 158: We were loose as a caboose, mostly from the punch.
at loose as a goose, adj.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 33: They asked a lot of dumb questions, like how many times did we get action.
at action, n.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 157: Be yourselves and have a ball, that’s where it’s at.
at where it’s at, phr.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 86: They must be worth two beans apiece, easy.
at bean, n.1
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 138: So, Mr. Sonny La Tierri, Mr. Big-Shit-Shot.
at big shit, n.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 117: Ehey, Kenick, make ice!
at bite the ice! (excl.) under bite, v.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 50: The man was blitzed, completely.
at blitzed, adj.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 48: Finn tore rubber getting out of there.
at burn rubber, v.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 96: She’s a cold fish.
at cold fish (n.) under cold, adj.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 89: Sandy was cooled out.
at cool out, v.2
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 36: We were cruising at fifty, feeling cut-loose and free.
at cruise, v.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 66: He was cruisin’ for bruisin’.
at cruising for (a) bruising under cruise, v.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 30: Com’mon, let’s cut a rug!
at cut the rug, v.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 219: Everything was terrific. Hunky-dory, right?
at hunky-dory, adj.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 145: He’d slip Danny a little dust.
at dust, n.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 172: You’ll never know who’ll bite the dust or live to tell about it.
at bite the dust (v.) under dust, n.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 117: My Dutch-treat days are over.
at Dutch treat, n.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 33: The guys were flipped out when we returned.
at flip out, v.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 68: ‘So, how was the action this summer, Danny?’ [...] ‘Flippin.’.
at flipping, adj.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 61: Every teacher I got has flunked me at least once!
at flunk, v.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 174: They know better than to frig around with us.
at frig about (v.) under frig, v.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 95: Danny has always been straight-from-the-shoulder with me.
at straight from the shoulder, adv.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 159: That chick Kenick is with is a real gorilla!
at gorilla, n.1
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 194: ‘Right.’ ‘You got it!’ ‘Friggin’ A!’.
at you got it!, excl.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 159: We started really flippin’ out on the hand jive.
at hand jive, n.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 156: ‘No hinie biting!’ Kenickie yelled.
at heinie, n.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 193: Me and Danny hit on an old Chevy for front fenders and just as we got them off we heard this guy screaming at us.
at hit on, v.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 207: Someone like me, who is basically tuned-in.
at tuned in, adj.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 101: She asks me if I have got something, and I pull out my twenty-five-cent insurance policy.
at insurance policy, n.
[US] R. De Christoforo Grease 33: We could make weekend jags up there once in a while.
at jag, n.1
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