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Catchword for “hit the deuces”
Catchword: hit the deuces
Part of Speechv. phr.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: An officer “hits the deuces”—a button on his hand-held radio—which summons a hundred guards like ants to a picnic.
Article or Document Title:
“Cell Survivor” (URL)
Author:
John Bowers
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Salt Lake City Weekly
Publishing Location:
Utah
Date of Publication:
Apr. 28, 2005
This cite belongs to a full entry for hit the deuces.
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