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To write a note or letter quickly.
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When I read the report, without delay I fired off a letter to the editor.
Submitted on August 29, 2012
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- creature comfort
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- get off
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- good luck with that
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- on the horn
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- out of line
- out of order
- outside the box
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- play one's cards right
- pull one's head in
- pump iron
- put one over
- rock the boat
- rule with an iron fist
- run hot and cold
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