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Meanings of slip the noose in inglês

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Usage of slip the noose in inglês
1
Fight your hands and chest free, so that you can slip the noose down under your armpits.
The Young Engineers in Arizona; or, Laying Tracks on the Man-kil...
2
At least, he was not going to allow Pharaoh Necho to slip the noose around his neck without a struggle.
Stories of the Prophets (Before the Exile)
3
While he was speaking he had contrived to slip the noose over the shoulders and under the arms of his companion.
The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat
4
He then managed to slip the noose over its head, and getting it well on to the body, dragged the animal down.
The Malay Archipelago, Volume 1 / The Land of the Orang-utan and...
5
Laramie eyed the old cattleman unmoved: "And you're here to get me to help you slip the noose, are you?"
Laramie Holds the Range
6
But James' retreat from the UK has been a careful one -a clean enough break, they hope, for him to slip the noose.
The Guardian
7
There was a scattering on all sides, as it was feared he might still slip the noose; but the horsemen had now come up.
The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico
8
As one of the man's arms was partly under him the lad had to pull it out before he could slip the noose around it.
Frank and Andy Afloat; Or, The Cave on the Island
9
A novice, a stripling, who murdered a crusader and slipped the noose.
For Love Of Evil
10
Tiptoeing into Greg's tent they slipped the noose over one of Greg's forefingers.
Dick Prescott's First Year at West Point; Or, Two Chums in the C...
11
I sat up in his backseat and slipped the noose around his neck.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
12
The targets are always moving; characters and plot keep slipping the noose of predictability.
The Guardian
13
John slipped the noose at the end over his shoulders.
For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem
14
They tied Pinocchio's hands behind his shoulders and slipped the noose around his neck.
The Adventures of Pinocchio
15
Tim deftly slipped the noose over it, and made the line fast to the tree.
The Prairie Chief
16
The rope was brought, and the Marshal himself slipped the noose over the criminal's neck.
Round the Red Lamp: Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life
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