between two fires
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The gentlemen had drawn their swords, but they found themselves take between two fires. They still hesitated an instant; but, as before, pride prevailed, and a second kick split the door from bottom to top.
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- better the devil you know
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- better the devil you know than the one you don't know
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- better you than me
- betty
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- between hawk and buzzard
- between hay and grass
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- between the devil and the deep blue sea
- between the hammer and the anvil
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- between you, me, and the lamppost
- between you, me, and these four walls
- between your ears
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- bevy of beauties
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- beware of
- beware of (someone or something)
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- beware the Greeks bearing gifts
- beware the ides of March
- bewottled
- Beyhive
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- beyond (a) doubt
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- between something and something else
- Between Subject Variability
- Between the Buried and Me
- Between the Buttons
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- between the devil and the deep blue sea
- between the devil and the deep blue sea
- between the devil and the deep blue sea
- between the ears
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- between the jigs and the reels
- Between the Legs
- Between the Light of Ordered Bodies
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- Between the lines
- Between the Lions
- Between the Notes
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- Between the Sheets
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- Between the Tides
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- Between the Wars
- Between The Words
- between the/ ears
- between the/(one's) ears
- between their ears
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- between two fires
- between two stools
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- Between wind and water
- Between wind and water
- between you and me
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- between you and me and the bedpost
- between you and me and the bedpost
- between you and me and the bedpost/gatepost/four walls/lamppost
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- between you and me and the gatepost
- between you and me and the wall
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- between you and me, and the gatepost
- between you me and the bedpost
- between you me and the gatepost
- between you me, and the gatepost
- between you me, and these 4 walls
- between you me, and these four walls
- between you, (and) me, and the bedpost
- between you, (and) me, and the gatepost
- between you, and me and the gatepost
- between you, and me, and the gatepost
- between you, me and the bedpost
- between you, me and the gatepost
- between you, me and these four walls
- between you, me, and the bedpost
- between you, me, and the gatepost
- between you, me, and the lamppost
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