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[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 9: He had often made alibis so Gil wouldn’t consider him too apron-stringed. Of course, it wasn’t Ma. It was Pa, and he didn’t wear an apron exactly.
at apron-stringed (adj.) under apron-strings, n.
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 70: Are we gonna have the balls!
at balls, n.
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 39: He just wants me around that’s all. Big Beano’s boss. He’s got to have a bam. He shows me off for a minute, then goes back to his motors.
at bam, n.3
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 28: Once a four-cylinder job beat me out.
at beat (someone) out of (v.) under beat, v.
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 131: You gonna tell me what the hell’s goin’ on around here or have I got to beat it and the be-jesus out of ya, boy?
at bejazus, n.
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 9: She was six months big with a new baby.
at big, adj.
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 29: Now scram will ya? I got big business with him.
at big, adj.
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 11: ‘Pa,’ he’d say, ‘for your faucets with the best binders.’ ‘What are binders?’ Pa’d grumble. ‘Brakes, ya brown square!’.
at binder, n.1
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 40: The girls are driving the T-bird. Let’s us go in my Merc.
at T-bird, n.
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 42: ‘What’s itchin’ ya?’ Gil demanded.
at what’s biting you? under bite, v.
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 150: Paul could see all his chances for driving Sunday blown to hell.
at blow, v.2
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 9: ‘Been channeled. Can’t ya tell?’ Paul felt like a brown square.
at brown, adj.2
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 30: I don’t wanna be bugged.
at bug, v.2
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 155: The driver, white and bug-eyed lay on his big horn with a long blast.
at bug-eyed, adj.
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 15: Then she gave a little bump. ‘Have one on me, shack-boy. My my, how frustrated you are.’.
at bump, n.1
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 14: Now that you’ve laid me out, when you gonna bury me?
at bury (it) (v.) under bury, v.
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 13: God-dammit-to-hell! 85! The carb’s no good.
at carb, n.
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 139: Does he carry a heater?
at carry, v.
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 7: With a quick glance over his shoulder, he checked the Merc standing across from his house.
at check, v.
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 61: [He] thought of that assistant’s job Dick hinted at. Or is it cheese bait—for a rat?
at cheese, n.1
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 142: 3-B it said in the lobby. That your hole? You take us up the back way, you piece of cheese.
at cheese, n.1
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 48: Beano’ll let ’em all in on it sooner or later anyway. You’re not being cheesy by telling Gil, OK?
at cheesy, adj.2
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 8: Chop it? No. I like the lines. Besides it ain’t strictly for racing.
at chop, v.2
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 108: We got a greenie on route 11. You better christen him.
at christen, v.
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 95: ‘Can’t,’ he shook his head. [...] ‘Why? We click good together.’.
at click, v.3
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 8: ‘What the hell cooks with you?’ Paul felt it. He knew what was the matter.
at what’s cooking? under cook, v.1
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 66: Nothing keeps. Come here. [...] Cough it up. What’s under your mind?
at cough up, v.
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 84: You go for thrills. Cream and scream.
at cream, v.
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 66: She giggled. ‘It’s creasing me.’.
at crease (up) (v.) under crease, v.
[US] E. De Roo Go, Man, Go! 109: There — now you know what time it is. [...] The cuckoo bird said her piece.
at cuckoo bird (n.) under cuckoo, n.1
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