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The Salvation of Jemmy Slang choose

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[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. II i: Hello, mammy. Well, gummer, how they hittin’ today?
at how (are) you hitting them?, phr.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. I ii: You keep hangin’ ’round my Sal and first thing ya know you’ll have us in bad, too.
at in bad under bad, adj.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. II i: This classy little chicken, that has driven me clean bugs, is no other than the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Best English.
at drive (someone) bugs (v.) under bugs, adj.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. I i: Here’s hopin’ I don’t get bumped before the week is out.
at bump, v.1
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. I i: If I get fired here, I’m sure enough goin’ to get canned there!
at can, v.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. II i: This classy little chicken, that has driven me clean bugs, is no other than the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Best English.
at chicken, n.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. II i: Well now, Mommer, let’s cut the comedy.
at cut the comedy (v.) under comedy, n.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. III i: I can’t never cut the mustard with a home like I’ve got!
at cut the mustard, v.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. I ii: Gosh durn it all, anyway.
at gosh-darn, v.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. III i: Don’t you see that I’m in a deuce of a fix.
at deuce, the, phr.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. II i: He has had to keep dishin’ out change for Jemmy.
at dish (out), v.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. II i: Who is this new flame, Jemmy?
at flame, n.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. I i: Gosh a’ mighty, it’s swell to be a butler for a bunch of highbrows.
at gosh-almighty! (excl.) under gosh, n.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. II i: Yer father, Ig, has been trying for twenty years to get in with them folks an’ here you do it without half trying.
at half, adv.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. I i: Heck! Sometimes I wish I was back [...] hashin’ out hamburgers.
at hash, v.1
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. I i: Heck! Sometimes I wish I was back [...] hashin’ out hamburgers.
at heck!, excl.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. II i: Hello, mammy. Well, gummer, how they hittin’ today? On all four?
at hit on all cylinders (v.) under hit, v.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. II i: I got a date tonight with the swellest little jane in this town — a regular good little pal — a humdinger — a peach!
at humdinger, n.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. I ii: Why don’t ya try and make up to ’em. Kid ’em along an’ get the coin.
at kid along (v.) under kid, v.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. II i: I got a date tonight with the swellest little jane in this town — a regular good little pal — a humdinger — a peach!
at little pal (n.) under little, adj.
[US] Robert J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. I ii: Why don’t ya try and make up to ’em. Kid ’em along an’ get the coin.
at make up to (v.) under make, v.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. I ii: Him and me’ll mix some day. You see if we don’t.
at mix, v.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. II i: Are you all sitting pretty now? Shall I shoot?
at sitting pretty, adj.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. I i: After all the shaggin’ I’ve done around this here town, I’ll be chased clean around the block if I ain’t got the swellest job I seen yet!
at shag, v.2
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. I ii: The orchestra plays the swellest jazz ya ever shook yer foot to.
at shake a leg (v.) under shake, v.
[US] R.J. Fry Salvation of Jemmy Sl. I ii: You poor simp, what you doin’ here?
at simp, n.
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