apply the sponge

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Roget 552: efface, obliterate, erase, raze^†, rase^†, expunge, cancel; blot out, take out, rub out, scratch out, strike out, wipe out, wash out, sponge out; wipe off, rub off; wipe away; deface, render illegible; draw the pen through, apply the sponge.    be effaced &c.; leave no trace etc. 550; leave not a rack behind" ... meer laten zien

Roget 808: not pay etc. 807; fail, break, stop payment; become insolvent, become bankrupt; be gazetted.    protest, dishonor, repudiate, nullify, refuse payment.    pay under protest; button up one's pockets, draw the purse strings; apply the sponge; pay over the left shoulder, get whitewashed; swindle etc. 791; run up bills, fly kites.    ... meer laten zien

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