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[US] Dos Passos Adventures of a Young Man 211: Hit’s a blame sight more risky.
at blame, adj.
[US] Dos Passos Adventures of a Young Man 255: Those bozos are getting my goat.
at bozo, n.1
[US] Dos Passos Adventures of a Young Man 257: The boys in Slade Country was f—d and now here was this christbitten hellbound party line f—g them proper.
at Christ-bitten (adj.) under Christ, n.
[US] Dos Passos Adventures of a Young Man [ebook] Irving Silverstone had gone to Harlem with them and acted funny as a crutch.
at funny as a crutch (adj.) under crutch, n.1
[US] Dos Passos Adventures of a Young Man 230: He’s a yellow dawg but he ain’t so crooked as some.
at yellow dog, n.
[US] Dos Passos Adventures of a Young Man 257: American Miners was f—d to hell and back, the boys in Slade Country was f—d and now here was this christbitten hellbound party line f—g them proper.
at fucked, adj.1
[US] Dos Passos Adventures of a Young Man 265: There was a badger [...] his beady little eyes looking out with comical hick suspicion.
at hick, adj.
[US] Dos Passos Adventures of a Young Man 264: I don’t seem to know anybody round headquarters any more . . . I guess they’ve got the skids under me all right.
at have the skids under someone (v.) under skids, n.
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