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toss and turn

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toss and turn

to be unable to sleep because of worrying. Bernard was tossing and turning all night.

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those hideous nights when we toss and turn in fever and pain, when we lie, like living men among the dead, staring out into the dark hours that drift so slowly between us and the light. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context More results

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