in holes and corners
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The muckworm is no longer a creeping thing; it rears its head aloft, and makes the haughty borough-lords sneak about in holes and corners.'...
From Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823 by Ricardo, David
But the "demons," though driven generally from the field, lurked about in holes and corners, watching their opportunity.
From A Syrup of the Bees by Anonymous
He was surprised to find the number of dead animals that were lying about in holes and corners, as well as the heap of Roger’s game, now actually putrefying in the sun.
From The Settlers at Home by Kronheim, Joseph Martin
Now the fox heard the dog talking thus to himself, for the fox was always peeping about, in holes and corners, and he burst out a laughing when the dog was out of sight.
From The Pilgrims of the Rhine by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
Even the sweating system could be found at work in holes and corners.
From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember
