The team's first game was against the league champions; they were out of their depth and knew it.

She'd only think it was a trap; or she'd think I'd caved in and be so cockahoop we should never get any forrarder.

Poseidon's trident

I thought I would like to learn about the dope scene anyway, and the boy must have some character, you know, if he got the monkey off his back (as they used to say in our time) without outside help.