gulch

Related to gulch: Deadwood Gulch

dry-gulch (one)

To attack one, especially in an ambush. I didn't see the attackers coming at all—they totally dry-gulched me.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

dry-gulch someone

to ambush someone. The outlaw dry-gulched the traveler and took everything he had. The posse planned to dry-gulch the outlaw by waiting outside his favorite saloon.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • out of one's
  • (I've) got to go
  • save someone's skin
  • (Have you) been OK?
  • #dead
  • other than
  • other than (something)
  • pillow-biter
References in periodicals archive
The Nugget Zone, inclusive of the Raven Target, represents the second largest Cretaceous granodiorite intrusive body on the Dublin Gulch property (second only the Dublin Gulch stock that hosts the Eagle Gold Mine) and consists of a 2.2 kilometer by 1.2 kilometer, medium to coarse grained granodiorite stock of the Cretaceous age Tombstone Plutonic Suite.
Victoria Gold's Exploration Program at Raven Produces Multiple High-Grade Intercepts
Caption: Alter Terra will be deploying its first three trash booms this summer on a section of Smuggler's Gulch, a waterway along the US-Mexico border.
ALTER TERRA: Using Trash to Clean Up Trash
Animation, on the action-packed streets of Dynamite Gulch, which is adjacent to the prehistoric suburbia of Bedrock.
Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi Brings Animation Favorites to Life in 'Bedrock' and 'Dynamite Gulch'
Bedrock and Dynamite Gulch will house four rides, along with featuring two themed restaurants inspired by famed characters and stories from the cartoon series, The Flintstones and The Jetsons.
The Flintstones, Road Runner head to Abu Dhabi
From high-heels to flat slip-ons to classic red suede pump, Andrew played with all styles and gave a glittery gulch to everything in his collection.
New York Fashion Week: Return of jewels
Global Banking News-June 3, 2015--The Bank of Nashville opens new branch in Gulch Crossing
The Bank of Nashville opens new branch in Gulch Crossing
Touching the Wild: Living with the Mule Deer of Deadman Gulch
Touching the Wild: Living with the Mule Deer of Deadman Gulch
Welcome to Galt's Gulch Chile, a libertarian refuge from the coming economic, social, and political collapse of the United States.
Go south, old man! When the dollar implodes and freedom is a distant memory, these gringos may have the last laugh
Travelers on Alaska Airlines flights between Anchorage and Fairbanks and Anchorage and Kodiak will soon enjoy an extra infusion of local flavour in the form of Silver Gulch Brewing & Bottling Co.'s Old 55 Pale Ale.
Alaska Airlines bringing Silver Gulch to local flights
As part of this project, mining waste containing heavy metals including antimony, lead and arsenic that exceeded human health thresholds was removed from 38 residential properties and the Mineral County Airport and placed at a repository in Wood Gulch.
Cleanup of mine waste in homes, airport in superior, Montana completed
Among the many ways that one can support local Alaska businesses, perhaps the easiest to swallow is through following Silver Gulch President and cofounder Glenn Brady's advice: "Support your local brewery; drink locally made beer!"
Silver Gulch
and the City and County of Honolulu over violations of air pollution laws at the Waimanalo Gulch Landfill in Kapolei, Oahu.
EPA reaches agreement over Waimanalo gulch landfill fire threat, clean air violations
Devils Gulch Drinkery, 207L Mission Ave., Cashmere; Devils Gulch Drinkery LLC, Troy L.
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