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Meanings of own chestnuts in English
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Usage of own chestnuts in English
1
Was he using him as a catspaw to rake in his own chestnuts?
2
He is merely using Christie to pull his own chestnuts out of the fire.
3
After this he would let Ted snatch his own chestnuts out of the fire.
4
'Do you mean that people have been paying tribute to you in your own chestnuts?'
5
"Keep yourself warm on your own chestnuts," he said earnestly.
6
"Why didn't you leave it for that yearling couple to pull their own chestnuts out of the fire?"