1944 E.S. Gardner Case of the Crooked Candle (1958) 71: I know his type [...] Bullheaded, obstinate, cunning.at bullheaded, adj.
1944 E.S. Gardner Case of the Crooked Candle (1958) 16: Mason laughed. ‘Fat chance.’.at fat chance, n.
1944 E.S. Gardner Case of the Crooked Candle (1958) 46: Down to that chummy little restaurant on Ninth Street.at chummy, adj.
1944 E.S. Gardner Case of the Crooked Candle (1958) 169: You don’t need to be so darned uncomfortable.at darned, adv.
1944 E.S. Gardner Case of the Crooked Candle (1958) 50: But for the love of Mike, don’t call me after that unless it’s something damned important.at for the love of Mike! (excl.) under love, n.
1944 E.S. Gardner Case of the Crooked Candle (1958) 23: You didn’t think you were really going to slip one over on me, did you, Mason?at put one over (on) (v.) under one, n.1
1944 E.S. Gardner Case of the Crooked Candle (1958) 60: Mason said ‘Phooey! The police will smoke all this out.’.at phooey!, excl.
1944 E.S. Gardner Case of the Crooked Candle (1958) 92: The officer’s hand grasped her arm [...] ‘This is a pinch.’.at pinch, n.
1944 E.S. Gardner Case of the Crooked Candle (1958) 60: Mason said ‘Phooey! The police will smoke all this out [...] They’ll ask her to account for all her motions on Friday afternoon.’.at smoke out (v.) under smoke, v.1
1944 E.S. Gardner Case of the Crooked Candle (1958) 85: If he starts acting up mean on you, someone ought to punch his snoozle.at snozzle, n.
1944 E.S. Gardner Case of the Crooked Candle (1958) 93: He wondered if that was the time the captain had been facing a grand jury investigation over the squawk the woman had made who ran that house.at squawk, n.
1944 E.S. Gardner Case of the Crooked Candle (1958) 56: Are you trying to tell me in a nice way that she’s a tramp?at tramp, n.
1944 E.S. Gardner Case of the Crooked Candle (1958) 190: She’d given him a tumble just as a casual flirtation.at give someone a tumble (v.) under tumble, n.
1944 E.S. Gardner Case of the Crooked Candle (1958) 71: I know his type [...] Bullheaded, obstinate, cunning, two-fisted.at two-fisted (adj.) under two, adj.