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"A
Narrow Squeak": A Comedy in One Act...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Lilian Bennet Thompson, George Hubbard, 2011
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The Last Chronicle of Barset
“It was a narrow squeak — a very narrow squeak,” Mr. Crawley had said when
his friend congratulated him on his escape. The dean felt at the moment that not
for many years had he heard the incumbent of Hogglestock speak either of
himself ...
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The Reichenbach Problem
“A — how you say — narrow squeak?” “A narrow squeak indeed, Eva.” I did not
tell them ofthe other narrow squeak I had experienced atop the force. It seemed
to me that they had endured quite enough excitement for one day; as had I.There
...
Martin Allison Booth, 2013
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The Last Chronicle of Barset
"It was a narrow squeak,—a very narrow squeak," Mr. Crawley had said when his
friend had congratulated him on his escape. The dean felt at the moment that not
for many years had he heard the incumbent of Hogglestock speak either of ...
"idiom a narrow squeak uk informal a success that was almost a failure: We
caught the ferry but it was a narrow squeak. "verb [IorT] to become less wide or to
make something less wide: The road narrows after the bridge. * He narrowed his
...
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
God you had a narrow escape yesterday in a motor accident Narrow majority:
Very small margin of votes * The Bill was passed in the lower house with a
narrow majority Narrow squeak: Near miss or narrow escape * They had a
narrow ...
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
[In sense 2, from the phr. a narrow squeak a success barely attained.] squeaky
clean adjective Above criticism, beyond reproach. 1975–. GUARDIAN WEEKLY
The [Ford Motor] company has denied making any illegal payments, claiming that
it ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
That was a narrow squeak. squib a damp squib see damp. stab have a stab at (
doing) (something) (in/) to try (to do) (something: / must have a stab at mending
this machine. stab (someone) in the back to behave treacherously towards ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
That was a narrow squeak. squib a damp squib see damp. stab have a stab at (
doing) (something) (in/) to try (to do) (something: / must have a stab at mending
this machine. stab (someone) in the back to behave treacherously towards ...
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Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z ...
n. a loud squeak.—n.Squeak′er, one who squeaks: ayoung bird.—adv.Squeak
′ingly.—A narrow squeak, a narrow escape. [Imit.;cf.Sw.sqväka, to croak, Ger.
quieken,to squeak.] Squeal, skwēl, v.i.to utter a shrill and prolonged sound: to
turn ...
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Sausage-making record set at Royal Highland Show
It was a narrow squeak too - Mr Ovens made 35 sausages, missing a shared top spot by one solitary banger. This landmark moment in ... «The Scottish Farmer, Июн 15»
June 13, 1924: Firefighters narrowly escape injury when hose truck …
“Driver Dave McDonald had an especially narrow squeak, the levers on which he had in his hand a second before the crash being ripped from ... «Edmonton Journal, Июн 15»
Cambridge's Watson family commemorate two of their own
His chronicled account of the heavy bombardments and fighting, saying at one point "I had a very narrow squeak" during a particularly heavy ... «Waikato Times, Май 15»
Blackburn 0-1 Liverpool: Philippe Coutinho loves the FA Cup and …
After the unnecessarily narrow squeak against AFC Wimbledon in the third round, Rodgers's side needed a second attempt to see off ... «Liverpool Echo, Апр 15»
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews BBC2's The Eichmann Show
A narrow squeak! The power of television to bear witness was the theme of this drama by playwright Simon Block, just as much as Hurwitz's ... «Daily Mail, Янв 15»
Christmas Truce 1914: What Tunbridge Wells soldiers said in First …
Private John Thomas Giles of Percy Cottages had a 'narrow squeak' when a bullet struck a large tobacco tin in his left breast pocket. The bullet ... «courier.co.uk, Дек 14»
Give Ed Miliband a Darwin Award for his Emily Thornberry decision
He spat it out all over his clothes, and then – relieved at his narrow squeak – he decided to relax. He lit a cigarette. I am afraid to say the poor ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Ноя 14»
Brian Smith: England's troubles pale in significance compared with …
A narrow squeak against the Boks in a game where the try count was squared three apiece? That's hardly a calamity in my book, even though ... «The Independent, Ноя 14»
Wales were embarrassing, it was crazy to overlook Hook... and …
Steve Hansen made 13 changes from the team which beat England for the narrow squeak against Scotland, clearly resting most of his stars for ... «WalesOnline, Ноя 14»
Undercooked England look to see off Samoan might with nous and …
A narrow squeak for England against Papua New Guinea in Townsville at the 2008 World Cup was uncomfortable and a harbinger of grimmer ... «The Guardian, Окт 14»
