One of the first things a detective has to do is to surprise his man, and then immediately begin to bullyrag and overbear him; pretend that all is known, that the game is up.
"The Voice in the Fog"
Harold MacGrath
"I shouldn't bullyrag them, sir," interposed Warrington.
"Parrot & Co."
Harold MacGrath
On Sunday he allowed Mrs. Davis to bullyrag him into a tentative engagement.
"What's-His-Name"
George Barr McCutcheon