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Word: suckered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...attitude is not inflexible, our opinions are not frozen, our positions are not and will not be obstacles to peace. But it takes more than one to cooperate . . . We are always ready to discuss, to negotiate, to agree, but we are understandably loath to play the role of international sucker . . . We want peace, but not at any price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: Peace, But Not at Any Price | 3/27/1950 | See Source »

...Never Give a Sucker an Even Break" is not so marred by interlopers. There are a few child stars involved, but they get the worst of it: faced with the necessity of allowing a small girl to sing. Fields surrounds her with stagehands and a director with a whistle, and sends a pair of actors in German uniforms goose-stepping back and forth in front of her. Even her highest notes are lost in the resulting chaos...

Author: By Charles W. Bailey, | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 1/17/1950 | See Source »

...chase at the end of the movie. It involves two motorcycle cops, a handful of pedestrians, numerous cars, a fire engine, and Fields well-known failing for wrecks. To hit the schedule right, see this sequence first, then "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man," then "Never Give A Sucker an Even Break" in its entirety...

Author: By Charles W. Bailey, | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 1/17/1950 | See Source »

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