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)
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