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Cadzao Posted 19 years ago
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Control a drop at his nose

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0 01b 00To control a drop at someone's nose,02b 00 may be it is an idiom, but i couldn't find it in my dictionary. 0-

— Bird Of Paradise

  • 0 01b 00To control a drop at someone's nose,02b 00 may be it is an idiom, but i couldn't find it in my dictionary.
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0 01b00To control a drop at someone's nose,02b00 may be it is an idiom, but i couldn't find it in my dictionary. Let's see if someone knows about it.0-
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01cite10Bird Of Paradise12cite10 11b10To control a drop at someone's nose,12b10 may be it is an idiom, but11b10 i 12b10couldn't find it in my dictionary. Let's see if someone knows about it.12br
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0 It means that his nose was runny, and he had to keep sniffing to stop snot running down his face. Hard to look dignified doing this. It's not a common expression. 0-
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite11blockquote
11cite20Bird Of Paradise22cite20 21b20To control a drop at someone's nose,22b20 may be it is an idiom, but21b20 i 22b20couldn't find it in my dictionary. Let's see if someone knows about it.22br
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