hustle

“You have to hustle to make it as a writer,” Gay observes when asked to reflect on the obstacles she and others in their profession face.

“I think it’s going to be really inspiring for the community at large when they’re driving down Mendocino Avenue to see some hustle and bustle and really positive activity going on,” Stokes said.

Once, he even called out a Reds player’s lack of hustle on the basepaths — and ended up stuffed in a garbage can.

She allowed her targets to put their trust in her so she could exploit them for the benefit of the man for whom she’s hustling.

The acting itself, the business of it is a grind, and then New York City is a hustle.