put on the black
n.— «On the wiretaps, Cole describes the violence he used to enforce his will as “putting on the black.” And it has worked.» —“Region’s largest cocaine ring uncovered” by Torsten Ove Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pa.) Oct. 24, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
What if, instead of being an inanimate object, a dictionary were alive? That’s the idea behind a lavishly illustrated new children’s book called The Dictionary Story (Bookshop|Amazon) by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston. This is part of a...
What’s it like to hike the Pacific Crest Trail all the way from Mexico to Canada? You’ll end up with sore muscles and blisters, and great stories to tell. Along the way, you’ll also pick up some slang, like NoBo, SoBo, Yo-yo and...