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Meanings of stand the gaff in English

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Usage of stand the gaff in English
1
I get so dog-gone impatient with people that can't stand the gaff.
Main Street
2
He said to himself that he could stand the gaff now.
Burned Bridges
3
So we got to be brave-wegot to stand the gaff.
Merton of the Movies
4
But like all so-called ladders, they could not stand the gaff.
Watch Yourself Go By
5
He's after Merkle, too; so you'll have to stand the gaff this time.
The Auction Block
6
And then, before long, it was Sara Lee's turn to stand the gaff.
The Amazing Interlude
7
You've got to stand the gaff, just the same as a white boy would.
A Daughter of the Dons: A Story of New Mexico Today
8
You're nothing but a pink-ear, a whey-faced baby without guts to stand the gaff.
The Sheriff's Son
9
Plenty of real ones in his bunch that would stand the gaff, but not him.
The Wrong Twin
10
You're afraid to stand the gaff, but I'm not.
The Auction Block
11
They'll have to stand the gaff, I reckon.
A Daughter of the Dons: A Story of New Mexico Today
12
You got to stand the gaff, Jack Beaudry.
The Sheriff's Son
13
And she'll be able to teach you to stand the gaff, because she's stood it herself.
The Real Adventure
14
The boy would make a good Free Companion-alwaysgranted that he could stand the gaff under fire.
Dogs of war
15
Meantime, they have to stand the gaff; they must do what they can to keep an organisation.
King Coal : a Novel
16
Would America stand the gaff so well?
The Amazing Interlude
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