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"sense": "To react strongly in anger",
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"word": "péter un plomb"
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"word": "a se căca pe el de frică"
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"sense": "To react strongly in fear",
"word": "обосра́ться кирпичами"
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"sense": "To react strongly in fear",
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"sense": "To react strongly in fear",
"word": "skita knäck"
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