单词 | on the bricks |
释义 | > as lemmason the bricks P8. U.S. slang. on the bricks: on the street; esp. out of jail.Cf. on the street at street n. and adj. Phrases 4d, to hit the bricks at hit v. 11d. ΚΠ 1929 M. A. Gill Underworld Slang 9/2 Put on the bricks, released from jail. 1935 N. Ersine Underworld & Prison Slang 21 A grand will put you on the bricks. 1977 M. Torres in R. P. Rettig et al. Manny iii. 77/2 In the joint, just the same as on the bricks, the whole idea is to make the dope look bigger than it is. 1990 S. Morgan Homeboy vi. 44 What Rooski shared with no one was his most compelling reason for staying on the bricks this time. 2000 N. DeMille Lion's Game xxxvi. 296 Walk-in informants,..phone tips, convicted snitches..didn't get as much information as the guys [sc. agents] out on the bricks. < as lemmas |
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