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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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PUFF ON A PUFF, DROPPED and CHINO SLACKS

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00could someone help me with these?:02br
00'For a moment I thought of digging out New York clothes and PUTTING ON A PUFF FOR THE BOY, but I DROPPED that one and settled for clean CHINO SLACKS and a knitted shirt.' 02br
00 Thanks in advance, Jo. 0-
  

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0 putting on a puff: putting on a show/exhibition02br 00 dropped an idea: give up on it02br 00 slacks: pants02br 02br 00 --------02br 01b 00chino02b 02br 02br 01b 00102b 00 01b 00:02b 00 a usually khaki-colored cotton twill of the type used for military uniforms02br 01b 00202b 00 01b 00:02b 00 an article of clothing made of chino -- usually used in plural 02br 02br 05002br 00 ---------02br 01b 00puff02b 02br 02br 01b 004 a02b 00 01b 00:02b 00 an exhibition of arrogance or ostentation 01b 00: 01a 00BLUFF02a 00, 01a 00SHOW02a 02b 00<showing off for each other ... like housewives putting on a 01i 00puff02i 00 at a party -- John Steinbeck> 01b 00b02b 00 01i 00archaic02i 00 01b 00:02b 00 one that exhibits arrogance or ostentation 01b 00: 01a 00BRAGGART02a 00, 01a 00SHOW-OFF02a 02b 02br 02br 05102br 00 -------02br 0240241

  • 0 putting on a puff: putting on a show/exhibition02br 00 dropped an idea: give up on it02br 00 slacks: pants02br 02br 00 --------02br 01b 00chino02b 02br 02br 01b 00102b 00 01b 00:02b 00 a usually khaki-colored cotton twill of the type used for military uniforms02br 01b 00202b 00 01b 00:02b 00 an article of clothing made of chino -- usually used in plural 02br 02br 05002br 00 ---------02br 01b 00puff02b 02br 02br 01b 004 a02b 00 01b 00:02b 00 an exhibition of arrogance or ostentation 01b 00: 01a 00BLUFF02a 00, 01a 00SHOW02a 02b 00<showing off for each other ...
  • like housewives putting on a 01i 00puff02i 00 at a party -- John Steinbeck> 01b 00b02b 00 01i 00archaic02i 00 01b 00:02b 00 one that exhibits arrogance or ostentation 01b 00: 01a 00BRAGGART02a 00, 01a 00SHOW-OFF02a 02b 02br 02br 05102br 00 -------02br 0240241
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0 putting on a puff: putting on a show/exhibition02br
00 dropped an idea: give up on it02br
00 slacks: pants02br
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00 --------02br
01b00chino02b02br
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01b00102b00 01b00:02b00 a usually khaki-colored cotton twill of the type used for military uniforms02b

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