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groan something out
to say something with a groan. He groaned the name out. He groaned out the name of his assailant before he passed out. See also: out groan about someone or something to complain about someone or something. What are you groaning about? She is groaning about her work. groan under something 1. Lit. to groan while bearing a heavy burden. He groaned under the weight of the trunk. The rafters groaned under the heavy weight of the pianos. 2. Fig. to suffer under a burden. For years, the people had groaned under the cruel ruler. England groaned under the rule of Cromwell just as he had groaned under King Charles. groan with something to groan because of something, such as pain. She groaned with pain, but no one helped her. I think the old man was groaning with boredom more than anything else. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It's comedy writ in broad (and occasionally unnecessarily crude) brushstrokes which ranges from the irresistibly funny to the groaningly lame, all served up with a dollop of cleverly cannibalised classics including a repeated refrain of Johnny Cash's I Walk The Line and of course Pink Floyd's Brick In The Wall. Despite this, the meal, which ended with coffee and petit-fours, left us groaningly full. Football fans can readily relate to such graphic imagery and already the third semi-final meeting between the two clubs in four years is being groaningly referred to as SOAS3 (shit on a stick part three). |
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