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blow the joint

Sl. to get out of a place, usually in a hurry or without delay. Come on, let's blow the joint before there's trouble. They blew the joint about an hour ago.

See also: blow

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.

See also: case

get one's nose out of joint and have one's nose out of joint; put one's nose out of joint

Fig. to resent that one has been slighted, neglected, or insulted. You get your nose out of joint too easily about stuff like that. Now, don't get your nose out of joint. She didn't mean it.

See also: and, get, have, nose, out, put

put someone's nose out of joint

Fig. to make someone resentful. What's wrong with Jill? What put her nose out of joint? Don't put your nose out of joint. I didn't mean anything by what I said.

See also: nose, out, put

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put somebody's nose out of joint  (informal)

to upset or annoy someone Martin refused to let her chair the meeting which rather put her nose out of joint.

See also: nose, out, put

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your nose is out of joint

to feel upset or annoyed because you think you have not been treated well You have to make everybody happy and be sure no one's nose is out of joint if you want people to work long hours on something special.

Usage notes: also used in the plural form noses out of joint: The kids' noses got out of joint because I told them their rooms were disgusting.

See also: nose, out