Possible Clues:

• Gets __ rap
• 'I coulda been somebody, instead of ___' ('On the Waterfront')
• "You're ___!" (line from "Rocky")
• Give ___ steer (dispense bad advice to)
• 'He's ___' (jaded New York sports fan's line)
• Don Drysdale book 'Once ___, Always a Dodger'