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[US] Bangor (ME) Daily Whig and Courier 7 Nov. 2/1: The superannuated old miser who marries a giddy girl, hoping to make a saving in expenditure, will generally find himself wofully mistaken, and the inconsiderate girl who marries without affection or respect, only with the hope of gratifying silly vanity, will be pretty sure to wish her cake was dough again.
at cake is dough under cake, n.1
[US] Bangor (ME) Daily Whig and Courier 1 Apr. 4/3: One [tramp] applied for shelter at the Y.M.C.A. last night and stated that if he couldn’t get a bed he would ‘have to carry the banner all night.’.
at carry the banner (v.) under banner, n.
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