When I was in jail, my burglar friends said, ` Oh, that's just what's called casing the joint .'
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After casing the joint for more than a month, undercover investigators sidled up to the tables where the action was Monday night and placed their bets.
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Holden, of Humble, Texas, doesn't say what happens when the burglar casing the joint notices that the peering face never moves, however.
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In 1975 Warren looked at Suffolk, or, as she put it, " I went to case the joint, and they registered me ."
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Knight's task at the outset of a game is much like that of a professional thief who's casing the joint while driving by, feigning disinterest.
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The Sovereigns of Industry made efforts to cooperate with the Patrons of Husbandry ( Grange ), including in at least one case the joint operation of a cooperative store.
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In fact, said Heilbrun, who never taught at Harvard, she only entered Warren House once, " to case the joint " before writing her novel.
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Now I'm beginning to suspect he's casing the joint to see what he can carry off just as soon as he figures his way into the house.
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And while they were casing the joint, in walked 300-plus-pound Rams offensive tackle Orlando Pace, which only goes to show that it can pay to sleep late.
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During these visits to the store, Nick is actually casing the joint, making mental notes of the security system in place, with help from Charlie, who is pretending to be a chauffeur.
