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PROVERB
SLOW AS MOLASSES.
Submitter comment:
IF YOU WERE ALWAYS WAITING FOR SOMEONE, OR IF SOMEONE WAS LAZY, YOU
WOULD SAY THIS TO EXPLAIN THEIR ACTIONS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 01-00-1979