patron's

He said the dancing girls (e.g. in a table dance place) "estan fichando" the patrons now -- i.e. getting a cut of the patron's drink tab.

Monterrey Help Please 2009

He said the dancing girls (e.g. in a table dance place) "estan fichando" the patrons now -- i.e. getting a cut of the patron's drink tab.

Monterrey Help Please 2009

“They're insecure, and all hell will break loose when they make some condescending crack about an industrious yeoman carpenter like Richie here,” he says, and it is clear that he is kidding about his patron's work ethic.

Gritty City Creates Knowledge Zone, But Some Feel Left Out Con Chapman 2010

A patron's relationship with bar staff swings between the desire for chummy and/or flirtatious companionship, and the desire to be left to take care of business, whether that's amorously nuzzling a date, or amorously nuzzling yourself.

Thrillist: Raines Law Room Thrillist 2011

But his patron's written record of the journey, from the large cities of the East Coast to St. Louis and then up and down the Missouri River, is less known.

From the Rhine to the Wild West Stuart Ferguson 2011

It was the annual St. Patrick's parade, a week after the patron's birthday.

Panorama vic fortezza 2011

Sanibel, an island near Fort Myers (Fla.), is known for great shelling, and its library even features a patron's sea shell collection.

Chicken Spaghetti: 2009

Sanibel, an island near Fort Myers (Fla.), is known for great shelling, and its library even features a patron's sea shell collection.

Beach Library 2009

Moammar Gadhafi's personal compound and the inner sanctum of his power on Tuesday, was a potential spoiler—the militiamen who, among Libyans, have the most to lose from their patron's fall.

Length of Libya's Standoff Hinges on Leader's Militia Margaret Coker 2011

But in his nearly four years in office, Mr. Medvedev has promised a range of moves that would undo parts of his patron's legacy and failed to deliver, critics say.

Critics Deride Medvedev Overhauls Gregory L. White 2011