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meaning of "running cases", "hang around hospitals", "get a cut"

What is the meaning of "running cases", "hang around hospitals", "get a cut" in the following sentences?   I'm running cases for some local ambulance chasers, a bunch of sleazy ******** who...
09:12 Fri 26th Aug 20051 answer, last by Ouisch 09:34 Fri 26th Aug 2005
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meaning of "check in" and "stall"

What is the meaning of "check in" and "stall" in the following sentences?   Forrest(Ray's younger brother) had called, a rare event indeed, but not completely unexpected. Typical of Forrest,...
07:58 Fri 26th Aug 20051 answer, last by Octavius 12:28 Fri 26th Aug 2005
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meaning of "lit-de Cessna", "checked in with", "number two behind Cessna traffic"

What is the meaning of "lit-de Cessna", "checked in with", "number two behind Cessna traffic" in the following sentences?   Twelve miles west of the airport, he called the tower and was directed...
07:12 Fri 26th Aug 20052 answers, last by Clanad 14:36 Fri 26th Aug 2005
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meaning of "locked on"

What is the meaning of "locked on" in the following sentences?   "I saw the photo," Langdon said. "Your agent said Jacques Sauni?re himself did?""Mr. Langdon," Fache's ebony eyes locked on. "What...
13:58 Mon 22nd Aug 20053 answers, last by kdbug93 20:54 Mon 22nd Aug 2005
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meaning of "infinity pools"

What is the meaning of "infinity pools" in the following sentence?   The Louvre's main entrance was visible now, rising boldly in the distance, encircled by seven triangular infinity pools from...
13:57 Mon 22nd Aug 20052 answers, last by Peter Pedant 20:47 Wed 24th Aug 2005
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meaning of "rip" and "corrall"

What is the meaning of "rip" and "corrall" in the following sentences?   The leadoff hitter for the students ripped the first pitch into the left-field gap, a routine double, but by the time the...
07:43 Fri 19th Aug 20053 answers, last by allen 13:40 Mon 22nd Aug 2005
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meaning of "vitals"

What is the meaning of "vitals" in the following sentences?   They were two years old now, Simmons and Ripley, poor children given genderless last names as first names because their mother was an...
05:07 Thu 18th Aug 20053 answers, last by GrumpyOldMan 20:57 Sat 20th Aug 2005
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What or Who is King Air?

What or Who is King Air in the following sentences?   Next to his rented Cessna was a Beech Bonanza, a single-engine, two-hundred-horsepower beauty that Ray could handle in a month with a little...
04:28 Thu 18th Aug 20052 answers, last by commoner 08:01 Thu 18th Aug 2005
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meaning of "draw howls at the punch lines"

What is the meaning of  "draw howls at the punch lines" in the following sentence?   The sight of Ray prompted the latest round of lawyer jokes, none of which were particularly funny, all of...
03:53 Thu 18th Aug 20053 answers, last by Peter Pedant 00:04 Fri 19th Aug 2005
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meaning of "A new ribbon had been needed for a decade" and "plow through life"

What is the meaning of "A new ribbon had been needed for a decade" and "plow through life" in the following sentences?   The envelope was addressed to Professor N. Ray Atlee, University of...
09:47 Tue 09th Aug 20052 answers, last by rampart 14:36 Tue 09th Aug 2005
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meaning of "got shellacked"

What is the meaning of "got shellacked" in the following sentences?   The Judge had refused to campaign. He claimed he had too much work to do, and, more important, the people knew him well and...
09:41 Tue 09th Aug 20052 answers, last by 10ClarionSt 14:54 Tue 09th Aug 2005
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difference between "huff" and "puff"

What is the difference between "huff" and "puff" in the following sentence?   "He huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain."
07:32 Fri 05th Aug 20057 answers, last by commoner 19:37 Fri 05th Aug 2005
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meanign of "our redirect was unscheduled"

What is the meanign of "our redirect was unscheduled" in the following sentences?   Fache lowered his voice. "Where are you landing?""One moment." Aringarosa covered the receiver and then came...
07:27 Fri 05th Aug 20055 answers, last by jhiker 15:25 Tue 16th Aug 2005
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meaning of "this hardly counted as drinking before noon"

What is the meaning of "this hardly counted as drinking before noon" in the following sentences?   Fache strode to the back of the plane and poured himself a hard drink. It was early, but he had...
07:15 Fri 05th Aug 20052 answers, last by Peter Pedant 23:58 Fri 05th Aug 2005
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the meaning of "lack thereof"

What is the meaning of "lack thereof" in the following sentences?   "Here's the million-dollar question," Teabing said, still chuckling. "Was your position on the Priory favorable or...
02:34 Thu 04th Aug 20053 answers, last by Peter Pedant 23:48 Thu 04th Aug 2005
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The meaning of "I have him staked out"

What is The meaning of "I have him staked out" in the following sentences?   "Where exactly are you, Lieutenant Collet?" Collet gave him the address. "The estate belongs to a British national...
08:26 Wed 03rd Aug 20053 answers, last by Peter Pedant 21:45 Wed 03rd Aug 2005
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the meaning of "hardly fare"

What is the meaning of "hardly fare" in the following sentences?   "Sir Leigh?" The manservant's words crackled through the intercom on the wall, and Sophie jumped. "If you could join me in the...
07:08 Wed 03rd Aug 20053 answers, last by Peter Pedant 21:50 Wed 03rd Aug 2005
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the meaning of "extra full"

What is the meaning of "extra full" in the following(= definition of "voluptuous")   voluptuous :  pleasant to the senses; luxurious; pleasure-seeking; extra full and shapely
05:48 Thu 09th Jun 20054 answers, last by allen 17:00 Mon 13th Jun 2005
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the meaning of "old Motown acts"

What is the meaning of "old Motown acts" in the following sentences? Canyon had been on the Mississippi River, in Tunica County, since the mid-nineties, arriving in the second wave of construction and...
10:04 Wed 08th Jun 20052 answers, last by Peter Pedant 22:07 Wed 08th Jun 2005
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the meaning of "pull-no-punches"

What is the meaning of "pull-no-punches" in the following sentences?   What started as an honest, pull-no-punches discussion left terribly hurt feelings in its wake, and the participants didn't...
13:20 Tue 07th Jun 20053 answers, last by rachaelersk 18:46 Wed 08th Jun 2005

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