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twist around

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Verb1.twist around - practice sophistrytwist around - practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words"
denote, refer - have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "


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The poll of 1,000 youngsters revealed that mothers are seen as the easier parent to twist around their little fingers, cadge extra pocket money from, and are less likely to read them the riot act if they are caught misbehaving.
When working on the side nearest to you, either lean down and push up with your hands, or twist around to pull up with your hands.
Owen cites two possible theoretical explanations of why two of the jets twist around each other.
 
 
 
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