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MIA6 Posted 20 years ago
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01. She thought Buddy Singer’s poor old beat-up clarinet player was really terrific when he stood up and took a couple of ice-cold hot licks. 01font00What is 'buddy singer'? What is 'hot licks'?02font02br
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002. Disciples of Jesus annoy the hell out of me, if you want to know the truth. When he was alive, they were about as much use to him as a hole in the head. All they did was keep letting him down. 01font00What does 'use to him as a hole in the head' mean?02font02br
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004. I don’t remember exactly what I had left, but it was no fortune or anything. I ‘d spent a king’s ransom in about two lousy weeks. 01font00What does 'ransome' here mean?02font02br
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005. He's a corporation lawyer. Those boys really haul it in. 01font00What does 'haul in' mean? BTW, What does a corporation lawyer do?02font02br
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0 1. 02br 00hot licks-special turns of tune on an instrument02br 02br 00 2. 02br 00 They didn't help him AT ALL, just like a hole in the head wouldn't help you function.

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00 They didn't help him AT ALL, just like a hole in the head wouldn't help you function. 02br
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00 lots of money, enough to buy back (ransom) a king from captivity02br
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