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This was due, perhaps, to his reputation for shrewdness, and for a quality in practice which has been called the inventive faculty. 
 Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 

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The tone is set: they will all quip their way through this. 
 A Hundred Thousand Worlds 

But the quip was lost on Nikki, who stayed her pensive course. 
 Driving Heat 

At the very least, the moment did not pass without my quip. 
 Wired 

We're not just talking about the African dictator quip that got banned. 
 The South African 

One well-timed quip later, and she'd received a charming invitation to dinner. 
 A fare to remember: just whistle\driven to distraction\taken for... 

The quip had South Africans in stitches, but it didn't stop there. 
 The South African 

There's no rational response to my quip that overrides its illogical certainty. 
 Wired 

The quip of the day went to Garryowen's teak-tough flanker Paul Neville. 
 The Irish Times 

Admiration for the quickness of a spoken quip, somewhat mitigates its cruelty. 
 Etiquette 

Maybe this was a follow-up to the quip about her empty holster. 
 Heat Rises 

An old quip, highlighting the intractability of philosophical dualism, proclaims: what's matter? 
 The Structure of Evolutionary Theory 

I can always rely on you for a little quip, Mr. Taylor. 
 Sharper than a serpent's tooth 

And many the delicious remark and delightful quip afterward at his expense! 
 Jailed for Freedom 

Oh, pass it off with a light laugh and a genial quip. 
 Three Men and a Maid 

That's begging for a quip, but I'm not gonna be sucked in. 
 In the Dark 

That quip about 'indifferent cold meats' for lunch... very unlike him. 
 The clouds beneath the sun 

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каталонский

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испанский

idea comentario burlón agudeza broma chiste ocurrencia pulla salida cuchufleta chufleta epigrama bromear satirizar

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