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| pin money |
extra money, money to spend on candy etc.
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Janet used to earn pin money by painting signs.
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| pin your hopes on |
hope for one big chance, hope without planning, all your eggs...
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If you pin your hopes on some horse winning a race, you will probably be disappointed.
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| pinch |
steal, rob, take what does not belong to you
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When he was a boy he pinched pennies from his mom's purse.
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| pinch an inch |
pinch an inch of fat on your body
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"If I can pinch an inch, am I fat?" "No. Just pleasantly plump."
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| pinch-hitter (baseball) |
substitute batter, extra batter
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Gomez is the best pinch-hitter on the team. His average is .372.
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| pinch of coon shit [B] |
(See a pinch of coon shit)
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| pinch of salt |
(See a pinch of salt)
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| pinch off a loaf [B] |
have a bowel movement, drop a log
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"Where were you?" "In the can, pinching off a loaf."
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| pinch to grow an inch |
(See a pinch to grow an inch)
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| pine float |
(See a pine float)
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