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son of a gun |
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a son of a gun 1. a man who is unpleasant or who has made you angry. He's one mean son of gun - so be careful around him. 2. if you call a man or a boy a son of a gun, it is a way of showing affection for them. The little son of a gun has done it again - he's won all his races. 3. a way of referring to an object which is causing problems for you or making you angry. The computer's crashed and I don't know how to get the son of a gun working again. Son of a gun! (American & Australian, informal) something that you say in order to show that you are very surprised and shocked. Son of a gun! I can't believe they put her in jail for that! How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She then returned to her uncle, the old gun, or son of a gun, as the case may be, and he taught her to write and speak Latin, which was the language of literature and polite society at that period. Exercise a little ordinary care, you ivory-skulled young son of a gun. |
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