单词 | out on the heel |
释义 | > as lemmasout on the heel 2. U.S. Criminals' slang. With the. Criminal activity; spec. stealing, burglary. Esp. in out on the heel: engaged in criminal activity. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime crime1485 game1739 work1762 heel1911 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [phrase] > committing a crime out on the heel1911 1911 G. Bronson-Howard Enemy to Society viii. 235 I wasn't above usin' it [sc. nitroglycerine] I kin tell you when I was out on the ‘heel’. 1918 Virginia Law Reg. 7 13 Thieves who tap store tills are called ‘damper getters’, and when working are said to be ‘out on the Heel’. 1937 E. H. Sutherland Professional Thief iii. 48 The heel and the boost are two related types of stealing from places of business. < as lemmas |
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