Hanky-twist

Synonyms for "hanky-twist"

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There must in other fields be analogous forms of the brow-knitting and hanky-twisting which have accompanied the more narcissistic aspects of the 'literary turn' in anthropology (of which Writing Culture is least typical) and cognate fields.

Source: wiktionary

After years of hanky-twisting, here we are, irreversibly committed to this thing.

Source: wiktionary

Cinema's standout bad guys didn't hanky-twist their lives away whimpering “Gee, am I doing something wrong?”

Source: wiktionary

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