Word: housebroken
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...letting students run their own living arrangements: "Even the best of puppies needs to be housebroken." And "It's like letting the insane run-the asylum...
...liners. Back in the '40s, he reported that in their strategy talks, F.D.R. and Churchill wondered: "When and where will we attack the enemy and how will we keep Eleanor out of the crossfire?" F.D.R.'s Fala was "the only dog to be housebroken on the Chicago Tribune." In 1954, Hope had it "on good authority that Senator Joe McCarthy is going to disclose the names of 2,000,000 Communists. He just got his hands on a Moscow telephone book...
...Saigon. The intelligent, sharp-eared dogs were bred in the lamaseries around the sacred city of Lhasa, teamed with the fierce Tibetan mastiff as watch dogs. The mastiffs were chained outside while the small dogs were indoor sentinels. Only trouble is, neither Buster Brown nor Rover Boy is housebroken...
...Washington, White House guests who maintain discreet silence afterward are dubbed "housebroken," and being housebroken rates way up on the list of virtues required of those who want a return invitation. Last week, however, a group of guests not only told, but told Richard Coe, drama critic on the Washington Post...
...herd of 350 is unique. Sturdy enough to saddle up and ride, the midget horses have other endearing qualities that may make Cousin Caroline's pony, Macaroni, lose a length in Kennedy affections. Says Falabella: "They eat practically nothing-far less than sheep-and can be completely housebroken. The mares are always getting pregnant; in fact they are disgustingly happy and healthy...