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Meanings of clog the wheels in anglès

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Usage of clog the wheels in anglès
1
Remember, Mustapha,' continued he, 'that reading and writing only clog the wheels of government.'
The Pacha of Many Tales
2
To clog the wheels continually is to stand still, and to stand still is to retreat.
Love, Life & Work / Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Nat...
3
Therefore he passed for a very moderate Whig; for one who would not clog the wheels of government.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 12,...
4
I could no more refuse this invitation of Washington's than I could clog the wheels of my mind to inaction.
The Conqueror: Being the True and Romantic Story of Alexander Ha...
5
A moderate amount of friction-provided it did not wholly clog the wheels of administration -wasnot deemed an unmixed evil.
The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism
6
Nothing astonishes me more, when a little sickness clogs the wheels of life, than the thoughtless career we run in the hour of health.
The Letters of Robert Burns
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