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[US] Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 31 May n.p.: And always made it his exclusive ‘biz’ / To mingle in a crowd and ‘let ’er whiz;’ / To shoot at random was a heap of fun.
at let her go (Gallagher), v.
[US] Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 31 May n.p.: The desperado was a savage cuss, / Eager to breed a row; or raise a muss.
at raise a muss (v.) under muss, n.
[US] Rocky Mountain News 20 Nov. n.p.: Guess the M.P. will ‘sour’ on William C [DA].
at sour on, v.
[US] Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 26 Apr. n.p.: A game of billiards to be won of Collins the ‘soft snap.’.
at soft snap (n.) under snap, n.2
[US] Rocky Mountain News 3 Aug. n.p.: A Dutch married woman [...] was taxed $17.80 for ‘shooting off her mouth’ against the virtue and morality of a neighbouring maiden [R].
at shoot off one’s mouth (v.) under shoot off, v.
[US] Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 13 Nov. cited in AS III:3 255/1: Hospital, in In prison.
at in hospital under hospital, n.
[US] Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 13 Nov. in AS III:3 255/2: Clip. To shoot dead.
at clip, v.1
[US] Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 13 Nov. in AS III:3 254: If one of ’em [i.e. a criminal] ‘drops’ he goes to the ‘big house.’.
at drop, v.3
[US] Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 13 Nov. in AS III:3 255/2: Guinea football – Bomb.
at guinea football (n.) under guinea, adj.
[US] Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 13 Nov. in AS III:3 254/1: Paper layer—Swindler.
at paper hanger, n.
[US] Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 13 Nov. in AS III:3 254: On the heavy — Holdup.
at on the heavy under heavy, n.
[US] Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 13 Nov. in AS III:3 255/1: In hock, in hospital, out of town, away—In prison.
at in hock under hock, n.2
[US] Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 13 Nov. in AS III:3 254: If he has to ‘do it all’ his only chance is to take it on the ‘lam’ from the ‘stir.’.
at take it on the lam (v.) under lam, n.1
[US] Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 13 Nov. in AS III:3 255/2: Noise—Heroin.
at noise, n.2
[US] Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 13 Nov. in AS III:3 254/1: Steer man—Tipster.
at steer, n.
[US] Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 13 Nov. in AS III:3 255/1: In hock, in hospital, out of town, away — In prison.
at out of town under town, n.2
[US] Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 13 Nov. in AS III:3 254: White – Gin.
at white, n.
[US] Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 13 Nov. in AS III:3 254: If he [i.e. a criminal] has a good mouthpiece, he may get by with a ‘wop.’.
at wop, n.2
[US] Rocky Mountain News 30 Apr. 8/2: Don’t paper the walls of a cocktail lounge with exotic flower prints, but pictures of horses’ necks, side cars [DA].
at horse’s neck (n.) under horse, n.
[US] Rocky Mountain News 17 Sept. 🌐 The opening show probably was a hot topic around water coolers and bourbon bars Monday in the nation’s capital, where political intrigue is on the conversation menu day and night. How such a nonfiction drama will play in Peoria and other parts of the HBO universe is still to be determined.
at play in Peoria (v.) under Peoria, n.1
[US] Rocky Mountain News 3 Oct. 🌐 Initiative 101, the whack-a-doo proposal that would require the city to implement techniques to ‘reduce societywide stress’ (whatever that means), has caught the attention of The Daily Show, Comedy Central’s irreverent ‘news’ program.
at whackadoo, adj.
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