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Escaping the Amazon choose

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[SA] A. De Bruyn Escaping the Amazon 242: In the taxi, as expected, Jimmy began blowing up my phone. After the tenth attempt, I finally answered.
at blow up, v.2
[SA] A. De Bruyn Escaping the Amazon 11: ‘We’re not scared!’ he shouted at the sea. ‘Screw you. Bring it on!’.
at bring it on! (excl.) under bring, v.
[SA] A. De Bruyn Escaping the Amazon 174: ‘How about we just buy a jalopy and drive to Venezuela’ [...] ‘Hey, Einstein, how will we cross that border without my passport?’.
at Einstein, n.
[SA] A. De Bruyn Escaping the Amazon 25: Goodbyes were said, tears were shared, high-fives swapped [...] I was pumped and primed.
at primed, adj.
[SA] A. De Bruyn Escaping the Amazon 173: This may have been his first rodeo, but it wasn’t hers.
at first rodeo (n.) under rodeo, n.2
[SA] A. De Bruyn Escaping the Amazon 240: Drinking and getting stupid was de riguer [sic] for us.
at stupid, adj.
[SA] A. De Bruyn Escaping the Amazon 221: ‘It’s funny how one only believes in God after He gets you out of a bind.’ ‘True that,’ Vasile added. ‘He helped me find my car keys once’.
at true dat under true, adj.
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