词汇 | put a contract out on (one) |
释义 | put a contract out on (one)slang To order for one to be assassinated. Usually said in reference to organized crime. The mob put a contract out on the accountant because he had agreed to testify in court. It turns out that he had put a contract out on the owner of the business so that he could gain control of it. put a contract out on someone[for an underworld character] to order someone to kill someone else. The mob put out a contract on some crook from Detroit. |
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