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paper

1. n. a written document; written evidence supporting something. (Often with some.) Send me some paper. Let’s make this official.

2. n. a forged check. (see also paper-pusher, paper-hanger.) She was arrested for passing paper.

3. n. money. You don’t get the goods till I get the paper.

See:

• (one's) marching papers
• (one's) way out of a paper bag
• a paper chase
• a paper tiger
• a paper trail
• bad paper
• be worth the paper it's're printed on
• can't carry a tune
• can't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
• can't punch one's way out of a paper bag
• couldn't [act] way out of a paper bag
• couldn't find (one's) way out of a paper bag
• cover your ass with paper
• get (one's) walking papers
• give (one) (one's) walking papers
• give walking papers
• go peddle your papers
• green
• green paper
• hang paper
• hot paper
• in paper
• look good on paper
• not worth the paper is printed on
• not worth the paper it's written on
• on paper
• one's walking papers
• paper
• paper chase
• paper over
• paper over something
• paper over the cracks
• paper thin
• paper tiger
• paper trail
• paper-hanger
• paper-pusher
• play the papers
• push paper
• put on paper
• put pen to paper
• walking papers
• white paper