wet one's beak | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Todrinkabeverage.1876, “The Charlemagne Romances: Part 4—Pulci,”, inThe Monthly Packet of Evening Readings, volume22,page467:Rinaldo . . . is represented as a gluttonous feeder, and rather disposed to quarrel over his meat; liking also to ‘wet his beak’ in generous liquor.2005, John Lynch,Tom Water,→ISBN,page168:Then, very softly, she says, "I'll stick the kettle on so we canwet our beaks."2011,K'wan Foye,Eviction Notice: A Hood Rat Novel,→ISBN,page248:“Yo, it's gonna be a few minutes before the acts go on so let's hit the VIP andwet our beaksa li'l bit,” Gotti screamed in Tone's ear over the music.; (idiomatic,gangsterslang)To take one'ssharefrom thefinancialproceedsofillicitactivity.1996,Mario Puzo,The Last Don(2004 Random House edition),→ISBN,p. 5 (Google preview):"Giorgio," the Don said, ". . . our Family will now serve only as financial advisors to all the other Families. . . . [W]e must protect everyone's money, for which they will let uswet our beaks."2009August 30, William K. Rashbaum, “Concern Is High That the Mob May Seek a Cut of the Stimulus Pie”, inNew York Times, retrieved15 August 2013:[I]nvestigators who track organized crime believe that some members have geared up to take advantage of the swift and enormous cash influx . . . looking, as the old Sicilian expression goes, towet their beaks.2012, Nick Taylor,Sins of the Father: The True Story of a Family Running from the Mob,→ISBN,page356:"See, the thing about the mob, everybody had towet his beak. . . . I was supposed to give them a piece of my hard work."

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