t of doing it. If word gets out that the feds are in on it, Gondorff will fold up the whole thing. If "word gets out," it means that a secret is exposed to lots of people. If a person is "in on it," this means that they are involved in it, and if a person decides to "fold up" a plan, they shut it down. Don’t crack wise with me, flat foot. To say a "wise crack" is to say something sarcastic or cynical in a joking manner, but to "crack wise" is never used. I’ve spent too much time in dumps like this eating Gondorff’s dust while you guys in the bunco squad get rich tipping him off. A "dump" is a dirty and unpleasant place. "To eat a person’s dust" is to fail to catch them because you arrive too late. "To tip off" a person is to tell them some critical news (such as the fact the police are after them). If you do a good job and keep your mouth shut, they’ll be some reward bucks in it for you. A "buck" is a dollar. This is Polk telling Snyder that if he cooperates with the FBI, he’ll get some money. I had a good one on the lead at Lincoln field, but he faded. If something "fades," it grows weaker or more distant (In this case, a horse that was in the lead started to slow down and lost the race). All the long-shots are coming in today. This is to say that all the horses that have long odds against them (10-1, 20-1, etc) are now winning. You can forget the boodle. He could hit us for 15 grand at 4 to 1. We can’t handle that. A "boodle" is a lot of money, though this is rarely used. This is Gondorff’s way of saying he can’t accept the bet, since if he loses, the casino wouldn’t have enough money to pay it off. Give him the shut-out. In this case, the act of preventing a person from betting by claiming that they have made their bet too late. To win...place...and show. A horse that comes in first wins, if it comes in second, it places, and if it comes in third, it shows. The weather’s threatening, but the track is fast there in Salem, New Hampshire. If weather is "threatening, "there is a good chance that it may rain. If a race track is fast, it’s believed the track conditions will allow the horses to run very fast. Here’s a late jockey change. The "jockey" is the person who rides the horse in a race. It’s five and half furlongs. They’re at the post, the flag is up, and they’re off. A "furlong" is a unit of distance about 200 yards. The "post" is the starting point of a race, where the flag is raised once it starts. There’s a late scratch. If a horse is "scratched," it is decided that it won’t enter the race. I’ll have half a million by post time tomorrow. Lay it on the first race when the odds are four to one or better. "Post time" is the time at which a race begins. "To lay money" on a race is to bet on it,
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