chew the rag
Example Sentences
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The gossip of scientists who get together and chew the rag is the lifeblood of physics.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I'll be depressive soon enough, but while you eat your candy just allow me to chew the rag; there's a kind of substance in it."
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
"Say, do I have to sit here all night while you chew the rag?" grumbled the beaver man.
From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)
They don't do nothin' but ride 'em 'n' drive 'em 'n' chew the rag about 'em—men 'n' women the same.
From Blister Jones by Hambridge, Jay
Swiggle me, 'ow 'e can chew the rag!
From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Springer, Norman
