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[UK] D. Cecil Lord M. 180: Already, when William IV lay dying, the Princess had taken the opportunity to have a blazing row about Conroy with her mother.
at blazing, adj.
[UK] D. Cecil Lord M. 153: The marriage had always been a dog-fight. Neither husband nor wife had the self-control to keep their wrongs to themselves.
at dog-fight (n.) under dog, n.2
[UK] D. Cecil Lord M. 321: [H]e was forced inescapably to [...] face the fact that he was now old and infirm and on the shelf, with nothing to look forward to except death.
at on the shelf under shelf, n.2
[UK] D. Cecil Lord M. 138: These stiff, grave, conscience-ridden divines were disconcerted indeed to find themselves being tackled as to their views on the Virgin Birth or the Apostolic Succession.
at tackle, v.
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