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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

The Folklore Society would have had him

“A certain person asked me to thank you for your lovely gift.”
“She did?” Ned said, his features broadening into a classic village idiot grin. The Folklore Society would have had him in front of a cine-camera before you could turn round three times and spit across the wind.

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He looked so much like an authentic village idiot that a folklore research group would very quickly (= 'before you could turn round three times and spit across the wind') film him for a documentary.

  • He looked so much like an authentic village idiot that a folklore research group would very quickly (= 'before you could turn round three times and spit across the wind') film him for a documentary.
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He looked so much like an authentic village idiot that a folklore research group would very quickly (= 'before you could turn round three times and spit across the wind') film him for a documentary.

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