pet aversion
Example Sentences
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Scotland was always for Johnson a pet target that he waggishly exploited as a pet aversion; it produced endless gibes on tour as well as at home.
From Time Magazine Archive
My pet aversion is the historical novel, which falsifies history to meet the requirements of romantic fiction, and falsifies romance by trying to force it into the framework of history.
From Time Magazine Archive
Much was made of the fact that also in the south of France last week were Lord Baldwin, his original prot�g�, Mr. Eden, and his pet aversion, Winston Churchill.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Rosamond found that races were what she called his pet aversion, she resisted with all her might.
From The Three Brides by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
And, with the gracefullest of bows, he got quit of Mr. Holt and his pet aversion together.
From Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement by Walshe, Elizabeth Hely
