e, expressing everything from friendship to anger and fear. I'm not going to freak you out no more "To freak out" someone is to scare them (or more specifically, "scare the shit out of them"). Note: Much of Grover's language, detailed in the next few pages, is "Black English," which varies from "Standard English" in the use of such things as double negatives, dropped auxiliary verbs and so on. Obviously, no dialect is any "better" than another, but for foreigners, its advisable to use the grammar of Standard English. What they want you for? "What do they want to arrest you for? What did you do?" I don't mess with the big M. "To mess with something" is a colloquial way to say get involved with. For Grover, "the big M" stands for murder. Make a right and take a sharp left. When giving instructions, this is the adjective to use when describing a turn that is less than 45 degrees. Put them in a car and bounce them to death. "To bounce" is what a ball does when it hits the ground. Sorry, my ass! A crude and colloquial way to express cynicism or disbelief. You dangerous! You don't do this for no living! Classic Black English: "You are dangerous and obviously don't do this for a living." Let's find out the game plan for tonight. A common expression meaning the general plan or strategy. Let's put a stakeout at the junction of Toddman's road and 116. "A stakeout" is the organized observation of an area, usually by the police. A "junction" is where two roads come together (In this case, Toddman's Road and Highway 116). We the man! A funny line. In very colloquial English, "the man" is the police, or possibly "the ruling powers." Here, Grover expresses his views in Black English, with the dropping of "to be." We're moving in for the roadblock. Double block on all ports. A "roadblock" is a physical blocking of a road, often with lots of police cars. A "port" is a harbor. Fasten yourself in. I got the nerve and the touch. "I have the courage and the ability to do it" Demolition Derby. A type of very violent sporting event where cars race while trying to destroy each other. We got them boxed in, boys. If a person is "boxed in," they are surrounded, with no way to escape. What the hell happened to you? A common colloquial way to add emotion or anger to a WH question. We just whooped your ass! "To whoop someone’s ass" is a crude and colloquial way to say beat up or defeat them. No matter. We'll take care of Mr. Caldwell when the time comes. "It's not important." A Chevy! That's a jerk off! "A Chevy" is a model of American car. "To jerk off" is a great colloquial phrasal verb meaning to masturbate, but when used as a noun by Grover, it means an inadequate, weak and boring car. This is
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