tub-thumping

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tub-thumping (British)

speech or behaviour that is intended to force people to support an idea or plan Far too much tub-thumping goes on during these debates.

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Byline: JASON BEATTIE SCHOOLGIRL Annabel Shaw did a "William Hague" with a tub-thumping speech at the Tory party conference yesterday. Annabel, 15, in Hague speech by The Mirror (London, England) There was no tub-thumping and no call to man the barricades or stage a protest demo. Turning a blind eye to jobs axe; Record View by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) The tub-thumping masks a fear the DVLA will discover he's practically blind and colour blind in his one good eye - which is why he stops on green at traffic lights. Red lights are on but no-one home by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)			trust with truth truth will out try try as I may try at try back try for try for size try hand try hand at try it on try luck Try me try on try on with try out try out on try patience try the patience of try to catch you some other time try wings trying tub tub of lard tub-thumping tube tuck tuck around tuck away tuck in tuck into tuck up tucked away tucker tucker out tuckered out tug tug at tug at heartstrings tug away tumble tumble along tumble down tumble from tumble into tumble into bed tumble out of tumble over tune tune in			TUAVR TUAW Tuazol Tuazol Tuazolone Tuazolone tub tub tub tub tub tub tub and tray system Tub fast tub gurnard Tub maryna tub mixer tub of lard Tub Ring Tub Springs State Wayside Tub wheel tub(o)- tub- tub-cart Tub-man tub-thump tub-thump tub-thumped tub-thumper tub-thumpers tub-thumping tub-thumps tuba tuba tuba tuba TÜBA Tuba auditiva Tuba auditiva Tuba auditiva Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation Tuba City Unified School District tuba root Tubac Presidio State Historic Park TUBAF tubaist tubaist tubaist tubal tubal tubal tubal abortion tubal air cells tubal bladder Tubal Branch of the Ovarian Artery Tubal Cain tubal dermoid cyst tubal embryo transfer tubal embryo transfer tubal embryo transfer tubal embryo transfer

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