A speaking acquaintance

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a slight acquaintance with a person, or one which merely permits the exchange of salutations and remarks on indifferent subjects.

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No references found			Merely, my dear fellow, that I have the honour and pleasure of a speaking acquaintance with such a Patriarch as you describe, and that I address him as Mr Aaron, because it appears to me Hebraic, expressive, appropriate, and complimentary. Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context			a million times A month mind A murrain on you A note shaver A pair of bellows A per se A piece of bric-a-brac A piece of money à pied A pig in a poke A play upon words a posteriori A power a priori A respecter of persons A screw loose A shares A sharp A sheet in the wind A ship's caliber A ship's husband A short cut A sizes a snowball's chance in hell A son A speaking acquaintance A stand of arms A stick of eels A straight face A straight line a tempo A tempo giusto A to J A to Z A to ZÂ a trifle A true bill A Visit from St. Nicholas A wet blanket A wheel within a wheel A whited sepulcher A wild goose chase A world to see A year's mind A&E a' A'asia A'man a- A-1 A-bomb			a snowball's chance in hell a snowball's chance in hell a snowball's chance in hell a snuff movie a sob story a social climber a softly, softly approach A soil horizon A soil horizon a soldier of fortune A son A Son Never Forgets a son of a bitch a son of a gun a song and dance A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing A Song of Ice and Fire a sore point a sore spot a sorry state of affairs A Sort of Homecoming A South Carolina Members Association of Home Schoolers a space cadet A Spanner in the Works A Spanner in the Works A Spanner in the Works A Spanner in the Works A Spanner in the Works A Spanner in the Works a spark plug A speaking acquaintance A Specific Kind of Virtual Terminal a spin doctor A Spooky Electric Kaleidoscope a sporting chance A SPT CMD a square meal a square peg a st throw a st throw a st throw a st throw a stab at someone a stab at something A Stab In The Dark A Stab In The Dark A Stab In The Dark a stag night a stag party A stage a stalking horse A stand of arms a standard-bearer A star A Star Is Born A State of Trance A Statement of Basic Accounting Theory A Statement of Basic Auditing Concepts A Static Lullaby A station

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