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We change oil in our scooters, compound and wax the finish of our cars, tighten loose bolts, snug up belts, check fluids, run Q-tips through vents, spit-shine leather, put air -- and sometimes even nitrogen -- in tires, and pay our local dealer or mechanic to do those more complex tasks that are beyond our ken.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Investing in Ourselves Arthur Rosenfeld 2011
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We change oil in our scooters, compound and wax the finish of our cars, tighten loose bolts, snug up belts, check fluids, run Q-tips through vents, spit-shine leather, put air -- and sometimes even nitrogen -- in tires, and pay our local dealer or mechanic to do those more complex tasks that are beyond our ken.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Investing in Ourselves Arthur Rosenfeld 2011
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I spent time giving it Anton's particular spit-shine.
The Tricky Magic of An 'I' That Isn't 'Me' Tiphanie Yanique 2011
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Washer must be willing to thoroughly wipe his balls and not afraid to put a little elbow grease or some spit-shine should the occasion call for it.
Doug Lieblich: Entertainment Job Listings for Those Stuck in the Recession 2010
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Washer must be willing to thoroughly wipe his balls and not afraid to put a little elbow grease or some spit-shine should the occasion call for it.
Doug Lieblich: Entertainment Job Listings for Those Stuck in the Recession 2010
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Denying the long-standing link between white tribalism and conservatism may be "politically correct" within the DC bubble where press and politicians mingle and spit-shine each others 'images, but denial is the opposite of truth.
Leonce Gaiter: Tea Partiers Battle Racism Claims -- Far Too Late 2010
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Is there anyone at the New Yorker who doesn't spit-shine their prose with the inconsolable tears of the unworthy?
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Sometimes it's best to know your role; I know for a fact that I could never spit-shine my Italian loafers as good as our servant, what's his name ... maybe Jose, so I don't try.
Angora Holly Polo: An Even Insider Guide Than Your Insider's Guide to the Starz Denver Film Fest 2009
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We were left in our barracks to spit-shine boots and polish the lacquer off brass belt buckles.
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All spit-shine and ‘ten-hut!’ and efficiency to the smallest detail.
What is real library work, anyway? « Attempting Elegance 2008
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