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cut (one's) stick

To leave hastily or abruptly. Oh man, once I heard that dog barking, I cut my stick out of there! Did Amanda leave? Boy, she really cut her stick—she didn't even say goodbye to me!
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Why, you don't know, I s'pose, that Lizy's cut stick, and clared out, with her young un?
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I cut stick an' run off to drive freight trucks up north.
Collecting strange friends Part III: just stop and smell the ... whatever
Roping in Roots Manuva and Robert Owens for tracks, Cold cut stick to their skewed take on electronic music, which is intelligent, engaging and worth investigating.
Clubbing news; the razz clubbing nation
For the legs: Cut sticks into four pieces, two inches in length with one sharp end each.
Reindeer and pine trees
I cut sticks from my dad's hedge in the backyard and chewed the ends of these to make them into a week's supply of tooth brushes.
When platitudes fail
Serving cut sticks with assorted dips, soups and hors d'oeuvres, all with recipe cards, will help increase sales.
Celery: celery is just not for salads anymore. John Foley, category manager, retail business unit for DUDA, says that celery products are geared to consumers who are looking for a tasty snack as well as those who like to cook
Aidan Marron, QC, defending, said Wilson, who told police he carried the knife to cut sticks and similar items, had at the time been looking for a friend he believed had earlier been assaulted and injured.
Teenager admits lock-knife killing in street
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