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The Mitford Girls' Guide to Life
Awkwardness wasariteof passage ata debdance. And keeping with tradition, the
young man, known asa 'Chinless Wonder', always approached the girl to ask fora
dance. A typical conversation would follow: Chinless Wonder:I think thisis our ...
By the desk an American was writing out a cheque to a chinless wonder. I
wandered round the room. proud yet bitterly resentful that people should be able
to buy something that was so much a part of Rory. The chinless wonder, having ...
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Dictionary of Americanisms, Briticisms, Canadianisms and ...
Chinese person. chinless esp. Br. /Am. weakchinned/ with a small chin that
slopes inwards, sometimes thought as a sign ofaweak character. chinless Br.col.
weak andcowardly. chinless wonder Br. col. foolish person, esp. an upperclass
male: ...
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The Bones of Cathy King
To call Hugo Dowson Holroyd a 'Chinless wonder' would not be fair. A chinless
ass, maybe, a chinless idiot, yes but chinless wonder? No not really. Hugo was
an ass but, despite all his intellectual handicaps and physical absurdity he had
the ...
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The Cat's Pyjamas: The Penguin Book of Clichés
Moving down slightly we come to the chinless wonder. 'Chinless' was used in the
nineteenth century to imply a lack of character, a firm chin being felt to show firm
resolve. While this idea still lurks behind 'chinless wonder', the expression, ...
The chinless wonder grabbed at my elbow and I dodged him. People had come
up from the floor below and Nat Driscoll came running down the hall with his
shirttails flying. At the head of the stairs I wheeled to announce: “Don't go into the
end ...
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Armageddon According To Mark: The second novel in the ...
“You failed again.” “Well, actually . . . as a matter of fact . . . I rather . . . I'm afraid,”
Simon mumbled. He shook my hand distractedly and retired into the kitchen to
pour himself a glass of whiskey. “Spineless, chinless wonder,” Sonya muttered ...
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A Conversation with the Mann
That goddamn chinless wonder.” “Well, that's what I'm saying. Day and night they'
re sharpening pencils for you. They're not going to write it up as Sammy getting
what Sammy's asking for. The headline's going to read: Sinatra crushes guy for ...
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
keep one's chin up remain cheerful in the face of adversitv Keep your chin up—
things are bound to get better. a chinless wonder a person with a weak character
The coward is a chinless wonder. CHINK a chink in someone's armour a defect
or ...
hated Andy, the “chinless wonder,” that his interpretations of his attitude as
friendly or jealous were both equally false? Anyway, it would be admirable to
score off Andy sometime, about that particular physical defect. “You chinless
wonder,” he ...
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Aidan Smith: Scotland's influence on the FA Cup
... club offer cup final pegs and instructions for wiping muddy hands in the event of being congratulated by a minor chinless wonder to five Scots ... «Scotsman, 5月 15»
Review: The 39 Steps
All showed their versatility with accents, ranging from Scottish accents to upper class 'chinless wonder' British and mid-European Germanic. «Cumbria Live, 5月 15»
Why do we need a spare when the heir is as fabulous as moi?
She'll have NOTHING to do her whole life except lark about like Auntie Bea and then marry some chinless wonder and drop a few brats, while ... «mirror.co.uk, 4月 15»
Humans release chemicals in their sweat that convey joy
Clip-on... Can booze make you BEAUTIFUL? Collagen-laced Japanese beer... The mystery of the chinless wonder deepens: Study claims. «Daily Mail, 4月 15»
The mystery of the chinless wonder deepens: Study claims chins …
Scientists exclaimed last week that they had solved the mystery as to why humans are the only animals to have chins. But a new study has ... «Daily Mail, 4月 15»
A Reader Considers The Liz Mair Kerfuffle One More Case Of Out-Of …
... the traditional American nation under the (dare I call it “leadership”) of the Chinless Wonder in the Senate and the Grim Weeper in the House ... «VDARE.com, 3月 15»
Ladies' Day will always be news in class-obsessed Britain
“Tom Parker Bowles is the epitome of a florid, fat, chinless wonder. Completely mediocre at best in every way but mummy's connections have ... «The Guardian, 3月 15»
These are worrying times for golf... but the sport still has plenty to offer
... was spent watching a spectacularly apparelled chinless wonder in front checking yardage, choosing clubs, practising swings, duffing shots, ... «Daily Mail, 2月 15»
Why Liverpool must not jeopardise Champions League qualification …
In November of 2013 broadcasting's chinless wonder, BT Sport, secured the rights to all Champions League and Europa League games from ... «This Is Anfield, 2月 15»
David Cameron has one last chance to win the general election
But you sense that somewhere deep inside this politician who looks like a chinless wonder from central casting there is perhaps a man of blood ... «GQ.com, 12月 14»
