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What they say where you're from and isn't in the Slangtionary yet

You are adding to Like pulling teeth. What is already there stays, we only add yours.

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Explain in a street-style audio what it means and give an example of how it is used. That is all we need.

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Where is it said? Where the expression is used, which need not be only your own patch.

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Real-life examples
  • Getting Dave to admit he nicked the last Jaffa Cake was like pulling teeth. I asked three times and got nothing but shrugs.
  • Getting the teenager to say how school went is like pulling teeth, all grunts and shrugs.
  • Trying to get a straight answer out of him about where the money went was like pulling teeth.
  • Getting the kids into the car this morning was like pulling teeth. Nobody could find their shoes and everyone was sulking.
  • Getting any useful feedback from that client was like pulling teeth. Every email back was two words and a typo.
The way it is really said, not the way a dictionary would say it.

What happens next

  1. 1
    We check it We make sure people really say it and that it isn't already here under another spelling.
  2. 2
    It goes live with your name It enters the dictionary and your Magikito profile, setines included.
  3. 3
    And we polish it We add its tone, where it comes from when that's known, and its sibling expressions.

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