10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOT TO PUT TOO FINE A POINT ON IT»
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not to put too fine a point on it in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
not to put too fine a point on it and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
Not to put too fine a point on something (APP 290; MP 502) 1922 GILMAN: not to
put too fine a point on it— 'Ebrews. (III, 1, p. 458) Galsworthy, John. Loyalties.
1922. In Sixteen Famous British Plays, comp. Bennett A. Cerf and Van H.
Cartmell.
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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By Word of Mouth: Metaphor, Metonymy, and Linguistic Action ...
With not to put too fine a point on it 'speak plainly and directly, in a way that some
people may find rude' (COBUILD), as in (29), the donor domain can be described
as that of sharpening. (29) I don't much like modern music. In fact, not to put ...
Anyway, it just happened that the small airline sent some pilots, including Cary, to
work temporarily with the large airline and, not to put too fine a point on it, the
guys from the large airline recognised Cary as the man he no longer was..and
told ...
Georgina Hunter-Jones, 2002
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Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of
a ...
"And to-night, too ?" "Yes, sir, and to-night, too. My little woman is at present in —
not to put too fine a point on it — in a pious state, or in what she considers such,
and attends the Only Mr. Bucket. 1 89 Evening Exertions (which is the 1 88 Bleak
...
My little woman is at present in — not to put too fine a point on it — in a pious
state, or in what she considers such, and attends the Evening Exertions (which is
the name they go by) of a reverend party of the name of Chad band. He has a
great ...
Dnly his friends and neighbours came in here and, not to put too fine a point on it,
they valued their kneecaps. He was sitting opposite his nephew. Ryan looked
uncomfortable. He sipped at his Guinness. Jimmy assumed he didn't drink pints
at ...
My little woman is at present in—not to put too fine a point on it—in a pious state,
or in what she considers such, and attends the Evening Exertions (which is the
name they go by) of a reverend party of the name of Chadband. He has a great ...
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All for
a King's Shilling
Not to put too fine a point on it, I think I am right in saying that we were all
extremely pleased to be away from them. They live in a different world from you
and me. You know to them it is a glorious world of poor 'Bonny Prince Charlie'
and how ...
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The Lock and Key Library: Classic Real Life Mystery Stories
My little woman is at present in — not to put too fine a point on it — in a pious
state, or in what she considers such, and attends the Evening Exertions (which is
the name they go by) of a reverend party of the name of Chadband. He has a
great ...
"Well, Excellency, not to put too fine a point on it, but I was never one to flaunt my
religious convictions." Suddenly Pere Joseph threw back his head and laughed. "
Not to put too fine a point on it, indeed. I suspect that you never mentioned them ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOT TO PUT TOO FINE A POINT ON IT»
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not to put too fine a point on it is used in the context of the following news items.
Gawker, Reddit can show the Internet how to play nice
Not to put too fine a point on it, but the best way to get “user growth” on the Internet is through getting people to post pictures of babies and ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
Chicago Fire: On The Trap of Nostalgia
Moreover—not to put too fine a point on it—I have been considering just how worthless a thing fond remembrance truly is. This feeling occurred ... «Gapers Block, Jul 15»
The Beauty of Doing One Thing at a Time
Not to put too fine a point on it, but we cannot be available to God if we have the television on while we cook and simultaneously field questions ... «Beliefnet, Jul 15»
Privilege: The White Man's Burden
Rich hipsters, not to put too fine a point on it, but at least Noah would be working with underprivileged Hispanics. There was a problem, though, ... «American Spectator, Jul 15»
Turning North End Park Into A Growing Resource
Not to put too fine a point on it, but, as Virgo says: "It's about healing Hartford. If we work together, we could get so much more done." The plan ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
The unbreakable lightness of Ellie Kemper
Not to put too fine a point on it but you wouldn't guess it from the way they behave, which is by taking care of their cast members, and taking ... «Cult MTL, Jul 15»
MARTHA SEZ: Spiders and the secret life of dust
What are one's choices in a situation in which one, normally so sweet, begins to feel-not to put too fine a point on it-a little upset? The choices ... «Lake Placid News, Jul 15»
The Best Christian Argument for Marriage Equality Is That the Bible …
Not to put too fine a point on it, but Jesus was horribly mistaken about the end of the world. In an essay titled “The World's Last Night,” C.S. ... «Pacific Standard, Jul 15»
Checking In With Joe the Plumber
Not to put too fine a point on it, but the difference between a journeyman plumber and a “plumber's assistant” is profound. It is analogous to the ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
LIVING: OUR BEST SELF: Sittin' pretty, but not too much
The reason sitting became such a hot topic stems from a study linking a lot of sitting to premature death, not to put too fine a point on it. «Sierra Vista Herald, Jul 15»
