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Word: housebreaks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...born in 1918. "I got myself in the habit," he recalls, "to top my own father, a notable teller of tales." The psychoanalytically inclined may draw their own conclusions. But it is fairly clear that Legman enjoys a magnificent case of outraged moralism and is trying to housebreak his readers by rubbing their noses in libidinous filth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Japes of Wrath | 11/10/1975 | See Source »

...means satisfied with the progress of Phase II so far, most of them expect the record to improve in 1972. Says Walter Heller: "I think that with the Pay Board and Price Commission, as with a child or a dog, you can have a few accidents and still housebreak them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PREVIEW OF 1972: At Last, the Year of Real Recovery | 1/10/1972 | See Source »

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