Chicken Sandwich
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- Jun 20, 2010
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- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Russian Federation
- Current Location
- Netherlands
Jake: Hey, Dad, when you got arrested for shoplifting, did they take you to jail?
Alan: I did not get arrested, and there was no jail.
Jake: So I guess you never had to shank a guy to get your props in the yard.
To shank someone means to stab someone. But what does to "get your props in the yard" mean?
prop 2 noun [ countable ]
1 an object placed under or against something to hold it in a particular position
2 [ usually plural ] a small object such as a book, weapon etc, used by actors in a play or film : Anna looks after costumes and props.
stage props
3 something or someone that helps you to feel strong : She was becoming an emotional prop for him.
4 informal a propeller
5 ( also prop forward ) one of the players in a rugby team, who is large and strong and holds up the scrum
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Does any of those definitons apply here?
Thanks