When we finally made our departure, a long-jawboned old desk clerk gave me a knowing wink and chortled, "That's a mighty frisky little bride you've got."
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Jawboned
Synonyms for "jawboned" (13 found)
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13 entriesadministrative persuasionadministrative pressurebureaucratic pressureeconomic persuasioninfluence decisionsofficial exhortationpolicy pressurepolitical pressurepress statementspressurize officialsprivate lobbyingpublic statementstalk into compliance
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12 entriescentral bank jawboninggovernment jawboningjawbone influencejawbone pressurejawbone strategyjawbone the agencyjawbone the committeejawboned agreementjawboned decisionjawboned policyjawboning pressureofficial jawboning
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