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[US] (con. 1946) J. Michener Caravans 7: ‘I haven’t been a ball of fire on the Jaspar girl,’ I confessed.
at ball of fire (n.) under ball, n.1
[US] (con. 1946) J. Michener Caravans 74: [T]he cookie-pushers of the State Department, those striped-pants boys who haunt afternoon teas.
at cookie-pusher, n.
[US] (con. 1946) J. Michener Caravans 255: Late that afternoon, while Mira was scrounging the Kabul bazaars, Richardson returned with my gear.
at scrounge, n.
[US] (con. 1946) J. Michener Caravans 74: ‘[H]e called me and asked me to bring along three warm bodies’ [to a dance].
at warm body (n.) under warm, adj.
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