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(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 66: Whoever coached him did a fucking-A bang-up job.at fucking-A, adj.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 66: Whoever coached him did a fucking-A bang-up job. (con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 452: Ed saw Vachss make heat, make like he was smoothing his trousers.at make like (a)..., v.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 66: Some Bureau guys are gonna burn in this thing and you’re gonna have to work with friends of theirs.at -a, sfx
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 61: With the lieutenant’s exam aced, within a year he would stand as Detective Lieutenant E. J. Exley.at ace, v.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 366: So amscray and come back for lunch sometime, say on the twelfth of never.at amscray, v.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 122: Tryone said lots of things, but let’s get to meat and potatoes.at meat and potatoes, n.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 440: Fisk met him there – a mock Tudor lit by headlights – black-and-whites, crime lab cars on the lawn.at black and white, n.1
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 324: You came along peacefully, which is to your credit. You did not give us a song and dance about your civil rights.at give someone a song and dance (v.) under song and dance, n.1
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 204: ‘What about B&E?’ ‘B and E?’ ‘Breaking and entering.’.at b and e, n.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 431: You’re an animal.at animal, n.1
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 17: You’re not one of the guys. You’re not a strongarm type.at strong-arm, adj.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 434: Kick loose with who put the arm on you.at put the arm on (v.) under arm, n.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 40: Straight-arrow Eddie, war hero with a poker up his ass.at straight-arrow, adj.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 9: Ed Exley, the assistant watch commander, was a straight arrow.at straight arrow, n.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 209: Some of the photographs were quote arty-farty unquote.at arty-farty, adj.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 17: A transfer to the Bureau will take years and lots of ass kissing.at ass-kissing, n.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 117: Two minutes from here. We haul, we might get there first.at haul ass, v.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 294: [He] plays hide the salami with members of the canine persuasion.at play (a game of) hide the salami (v.) under play (at)..., v.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 28: Cheers, attaboys, holy fucks.at attaboy, n.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 384: Chink backtalk banged it worse.at back-talk, n.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 409: Bad pennies always turn up.at bad penny (n.) under bad, adj.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 286: I’m dying to run bag for you. Who do I shake down first?at run bag (v.) under bag, n.1
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 27: A domestic squawk, the complainant a longtime punching bag.at punching bag, n.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 33: ‘Bagman’ is a colloquialism I find offensive, lad. ‘Reciprocity of friendship’ is a more suitable phrase [...] but money is at the root of Mr. Loew’s request.at bagman, n.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 61: He’d played it brass balls with Parker.at brass balls, adv.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 175: I know he’s bankrolled a lot of movies under the table.at bankroll, v.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 387: Apprehend the bastard and break him.at bastard, n.
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 103: The old bat said, ‘You remind me of that policeman on that television programme.’.at old bat (n.) under bat, n.1
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 449: Mickey Cohen in a robe and Jew beanie.at beanie, n.1
(con. early 1950s) L.A. Confidential 13: I’m gonna get you violated on a kiddie raper beef.at beef, n.2
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