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[UK] Sports Argus 4 Dec. 2/1: [headline] Hull City Play Devil-Aming-the-Tailors with Midland Crackerjacks.
at devil among the tailors (n.) under devil, n.
[UK] Sports Argus 5 June 4/4: The Midland Joint Tennis Show have [...] guaranteed eighteen classes for that gentleman to run the rule over.
at run the rule over (v.) under rule, n.
[UK] Sports Argus 27 Nov. 11/1: Rugby [...] there was little to choose between the sides in a ‘slogigng match’ between the two packs.
at slogging match (n.) under slog, v.
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