Cowboy Slang (I)

IDIOM: ace-high

• MEANING: first class (as when the ace in poker or some other card game is "high" instead of "low.")
• EXAMPLE: "That feller [guy] is ace-high in my book."

IDIOM: clean someone's plow

• MEANING: beat someone up
• EXAMPLE: "Hoss cleaned Little Joe's plow for giving him lip [speaking rudely to him]."

IDIOM: fork over

• MEANING: give; hand over
• EXAMPLE: "Hands up! Fork over the money!"

IDIOM: a goner

• MEANING: someone or something that is gone or may soon be gone (perhaps even dead)
• EXAMPLE: "He needs a doctor soon, or he's a goner."

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