don't touch that dial in English

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Etymology: From the opening line of the radio version of the popular comic strip Blondie (1939-50).https://books.google.com/books?id=uwx5DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA57 Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} don't touch that dial

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  "etymology_text": "From the opening line of the radio version of the popular comic strip Blondie (1939-50).https://books.google.com/books?id=uwx5DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA57",
  "head_templates": [
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        "2": "phrase"
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      "expansion": "don't touch that dial",
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    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "Stay focused on a discussion or task; maintain the course of action."
      ],
      "id": "en-don't_touch_that_dial-en-phrase-RRG6QObo",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) Stay focused on a discussion or task; maintain the course of action."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "stay tuned"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "don't touch that dial"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "From the opening line of the radio version of the popular comic strip Blondie (1939-50).https://books.google.com/books?id=uwx5DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA57",
  "head_templates": [
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        "2": "phrase"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "phrase",
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrases"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Stay focused on a discussion or task; maintain the course of action."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) Stay focused on a discussion or task; maintain the course of action."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "stay tuned"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "don't touch that dial"
}

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"don't touch that dial" meaning in English

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