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Retort

When someone tells you his accomplishments in some particular event, a common retort is to say "What do you want me to do, pin a rose on your nose?"

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Grammatical corrections.

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; McCully, Jim

Keyword(s): Accomplishment ; COMEBACK ; NOSE ; Prize ; RETORT ; Rose ; Win

Subject headings: SPEECH -- Formula

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