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case the joint |
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case the joint 1. Sl. to look over some place to figure out how to break in, what to steal, etc. (Underworld.) First of all you gotta case the joint to see where things are. You could see he was casing the joint the way he hung around. 2. Sl. to look a place over. The dog came in and cased the joint, sniffing out friends and foes. The old lady entered slowly, casing the joint for someone of her own age, and finally took a seat. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In this case the joint is so badly damaged that joint reconstruction or replacement may be recommended. Home owners are often just plain bothered by the idea of people seeing what they own and getting a chance to essentially case the joint. In this case the joint will no longer be flexible, but sometimes that's preferable to the symptoms. |
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