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Old Wives for New choose

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[US] D.G. Phillips Old Wives for New 193: ‘Oh! Oh!’ moaned she. ‘His carryings-on are killing me.’.
at carrying-on, n.
[US] D.G. Phillips Old Wives for New 219: Probably Murdock, with his special car, was traveling deadhead. We other people paid our fare.
at deadhead, adj.
[US] D.G. Phillips Old Wives for New 210: ‘Don’t she know how to get herself together?’ demanded he of Murdock. And Jesse certainly was looking well, with her black-and-white check traveling dress that brought out every good point of her full figure.
at get oneself together (v.) under together, adj.
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