-- One thing I know for sure - a person can't sneeze in this town without somebody offerin' him a handkerchief -- What you mean? -- Nothing. It's an awful small town for any kinda carryin' on...And some people got a lotta guns."
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Carrying-on
Synonyms for "carrying-on" (6 found)
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Russian
4 entries- вы́ходки noun (improper, immoral behaviour)
- выкрута́сы noun (improper, immoral behaviour)
- легкомы́сленное поведе́ние noun (improper, immoral behaviour)
- фривольное поведе́ние noun (improper, immoral behaviour)
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In fact, he walked out of Cambridge but would probably have been sent down had he continued his rowdy carrying on with such disreputable young men as Malcolm Lowry.
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I am bored by stupid discussions. By the quadrille of argumentation. The insolent carrying on of intellectuals. The empty formulas of philosophy.
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Then on Monday, there was a second cabinet meeting, followed by an appearance before the Knesset. Carter was appalled by the noisy carrying-on of the members. In addition to many meetings of Americans and Israelis in various subgroups, there was a meeting of the with the Foreign Relations Committee, which was no more decorous.
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