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Rpsh Posted 12 years ago
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Is this phrase which is deprived from the jargon of baseball used to describe a tough guy with whom is hard to deal?
  

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rpsh Is this phrase which is derived from the jargon of baseball used to describe a tough guy with whom is hard to deal? No. It is not used to refer to people, but to a very unexpected or unusual action or utterance by a person.

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  • rpsh Is this phrase which is derived from the jargon of baseball used to describe a tough guy with whom is hard to deal?
  • No.
  • It is not used to refer to people, but to a very unexpected or unusual action or utterance by a person.
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rpshIs this phrase which is derived from the jargon of baseball used to describe a tough guy with whom is hard to deal?
No. It is not used to refer to people, but to a very unexpected or unusual action or utterance by a person.
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