pot of dough

a load of dough>
a load of money>
a lot of money
"he made a pot of dough in the undertaking business after he got out of pencey" (salinger 16).
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got the ax

to be expelled from school. kicked out, etc.
"The gave me frequent warning to start applying myself-- especially around midterms, when my parents came up for a conference with old Thurmer-- but i didn't do it. So i got the ax" (salinger 4)
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sharp as a tack

"Then all of a sudden old spencer looked like he had something very good, something sharp as a tack, to say to me" (salinger 10)
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t.b.

acronym for tuberculosis. a common and deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria.
"I practically got t.b. and came out here for all these goddam checkups and stuff" (salinger 5).
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