these are men of men

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Mike Hussey

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Lefty says to Donnie about a greeting card to Santo Trafficante:

Lefty: Forget about it. Put a beaner inside here, then he knows these are men of men. You see, if I work out the strategy right, you got to hold up your end now.

What does "men of men" mean?

Source: Donnie Brasco (a 1997 American crime drama film directed by Mike Newell)
 

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There's not enough context. Who are these? Inside what? A beaner inside a greeting card doesn't makes sense.

Mike, you watch some very entertaining movies. Don't mistake cops-and-robbers talk for ordinary conversational English. It's not. A lot of it is offensive, and a lot of it isn't used by most people.
 

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There's not enough context. Who are these? Inside what? A beaner inside a greeting card doesn't makes sense.

Mike, you watch some very entertaining movies. Don't mistake cops-and-robbers talk for ordinary conversational English. It's not. A lot of it is offensive, and a lot of it isn't used by most people.


I think he mean Lefty gang will best of all men. Not sure.
 
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