four-flusher
Example Sentences
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He should be unmasked as the four-flusher he really is.
From Time Magazine Archive
If an employe is a sluggard or a four-flusher, he may be sure these things will be found out and he cannot hope for advancement.
From Dollars and Sense by Hunter, William Crosbie
And I've got four thousand that belongs to that four-flusher, Square Deal.
From Square Deal Sanderson by Seltzer, Charles Alden
But I can't let that four-flusher pull the wool over your eyes without saying, 'Beware of the dog.'
From The Lever A Novel by Orcutt, William Dana
A four-flusher is a hick that admits bein' a better singer than Caruso, a better ball-player than Ty Cobb, a better real estate judge than Columbus and more of a chance taker than Napoleon.
From Kid Scanlan by Witwer, H. C. (Harry Charles)
