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Meanings of plague on in English

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Usage of plague on in English
1
Crime -particularly violent crime -is a plague on South Africa.
The South African
2
A plague on Professor Anastasius Papadopoulos for aiding and abetting Lady Kynnersley.
Simon the Jester
3
A plague on Lady Kynnersley for weeping me into my rash undertaking.
Simon the Jester
4
A plague on you, swineherd, where are you taking that pitiful wretch?
The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) / Stories from the Classic...
5
Therefore, rapid diagnosis of plague on-site in the field is important.
Pubmed
6
A plague on the lictors and their rods in the time of Plancus!
John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character
7
Hold your peace, with a plague on you, or I'll call the watch.
Sir Ludar / A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess
8
A plague on the woman for catching me in the trap!
Simon the Jester
9
A plague on your humours and the humours of those you take after!
Don Quixote
10
I ought to have kept quiet in the tavern, a plague on my tongue.
The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories
11
And bang, you've got a possible plague on your hands.
Radio NZ
12
We bring terror to England, we are like a plague on our own people.
The Lady of the Rivers
13
But a plague on my tongue, dear lady, that it must always be wagging.
London Pride, Or, When the World Was Younger
14
A plague on myself-justto show that I am broad-minded.
Simon the Jester
15
A plague on all the knights-errant in the world, if they be all ungrateful!
Don Quixote
16
A plague on Dale for becoming infatuated with Lola Brandt.
Simon the Jester
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