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seamy side of life

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seamy side of life
Kend> Fig. the most unpleasant or roughest aspect of life. (A reference to the inside of a garment where the seams show.) Doctors in that area really see the seamy side of life. Mary saw the seamy side of life when she worked as a volunteer in the homeless shelter.
See also: life, side
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An exploration of female exploitation in Ten Cents a Dance, from Simple Simon, apparently the first time this seamy side of life had been explored on Broadway.
No risk, this show really is wonderful; OPERA Opera North The Lowry by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The smash-hit series has won millions of fans around the world for the gritty way it portrays New York's seamy side of life.
NYPD Blue's Bobby is out of the picture; KILLED OFF: SIMONE DIES IN ... by Dowdney, Mark / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
All Demi has to do to stuff the loot into the top of her fishnet stocking is to strip - and spill the beans on the seamy side of life in Florida.
Demi, your tease has gone cold; Her big strip show is barely worth a ... by Rose, Simon / The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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