I’ll take an honest mobster over those Wall Street c***suckers any day.

English translation: will prefer

08:14 Aug 4, 2017
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang / Fiction
English term or phrase: I’ll take an honest mobster over those Wall Street c***suckers any day.
What does "take A over B" mean? Could you please help me understand this phrase?
MariYajima
Japan
Selected answer:will prefer
Explanation:
The person thinks that a mobster is better than a wall-street person

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Note added at 10 mins (2017-08-04 08:25:14 GMT)
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That is, the author of this sentence despises/dislikes/hates the wall-street bankers/brokers etc. so much that in his opinion a mobster (criminal) is better than them
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danya
Local time: 08:13
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +4will prefer
danya
4 +1I'd rather deal with a Mafiosi than a stockbroker from Wall St any times
Yvonne Gallagher


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
i’ll take an honest mobster over those wall street c***suckers any day.
will prefer


Explanation:
The person thinks that a mobster is better than a wall-street person

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Note added at 10 mins (2017-08-04 08:25:14 GMT)
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That is, the author of this sentence despises/dislikes/hates the wall-street bankers/brokers etc. so much that in his opinion a mobster (criminal) is better than them

danya
Local time: 08:13
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
Grading comment
Thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty: would prefer (or I'd prefer)
56 mins
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agree  philgoddard: Agree with Jack.
3 hrs
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agree  Mark Nathan
6 hrs
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agree  acetran
4 days
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
i’ll take an honest mobster over those wall street c***suckers any day.
I'd rather deal with a Mafiosi than a stockbroker from Wall St any times


Explanation:
the speaker obviously doesn't like the people working on Wall St (NY) (Stock Exchange), and thinks mobsters or Mafia people are a bit better, more "honest" because at least you know what you're getting from them

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-08-04 09:37:20 GMT)
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just noticed typos: Mafioso is singular (with "i" is plural "}

any time (without "s")



Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 05:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: idiomatic English
1 hr
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