rod up
Example Sentences
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“Don’t jerk the rod up to set the hook,” Coleman had said in his prelaunch briefing.
From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2016
“We call it the steel rod up the backbone,” said the official, who was not authorized to speak to the media and commented on the condition of anonymity.
From Washington Post • May 24, 2015
The prime minister was the man with the steel rod up his spine.
From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2011
When a boss pays himself a salary commensurate with the industry standard, it's almost like sticking a metal rod up his spine.
From BusinessWeek • Jul. 27, 2010
When they were not looking, he took the rod up a notch, then yelled, “One more time: set, go!” and they jumped over it, one after the other.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
