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on the bum





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She later confessed that the stress of stardom caused her to develop a "boil on the bum" that had to be lanced hours before performing live on Dutch TV.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2022

This is madness, and it will bite them on the bum in the end.

From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2013

You always get bitten on the bum when you get fancy.

From BBC • May 30, 2012

When misused – look at Facebook – it can make one long for the days when bad grammar was punished with a metre rule on the bum rather than an "unlike".

From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2011

He presently put his head conveniently in between Sawdy and Lefever and offered some news of his own: "There's been a big electric storm in the up country, Sawdy; the telephones are on the bum."

From Laramie Holds the Range by Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton)




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