in rare form

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in rare form

1. Fig. well prepared for a good performance; at one's best. The goalie is in rare form today; that's his third great save already. We are not exactly in rare form on Monday mornings.

2. Inf. intoxicated. Gert is in rare form, but she'll have time to sleep it off. When Harry was finally in rare form, he slid beneath the table.

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Michael Bloomberg was in rare form this morning at the Crain’s business breakfast in Midtown, where the mayor lashed out at two of his least favorite entities: Anthony Weiner and reporters. Bloomberg on Weiner Position: 'One of the Stupider Things I’ve Ever ... by Azi Paybarah / The New York Observer Along with excellent footage of the singer in rare form, the DVD also offers an interesting behind the scenes footage of Mary preparing for the performance. DVD Review: An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige by Patrick Taliaferro / Vibe.com Scalia, however, was in rare form in the May 2002 issue of First Things, a conservative Catholic journal about religion in America. Scalia: `God's Justice'? (Editorials) by Church & State More results

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Michael Bloomberg was in rare form this morning at the Crain’s business breakfast in Midtown, where the mayor lashed out at two of his least favorite entities: Anthony Weiner and reporters.

Bloomberg on Weiner Position: 'One of the Stupider Things I’ve Ever ... by Azi Paybarah / The New York Observer

Along with excellent footage of the singer in rare form, the DVD also offers an interesting behind the scenes footage of Mary preparing for the performance.

DVD Review: An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige by Patrick Taliaferro / Vibe.com

Scalia, however, was in rare form in the May 2002 issue of First Things, a conservative Catholic journal about religion in America.

Scalia: `God's Justice'? (Editorials) by Church & State

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