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Despite my determination to put the question off, my mind, or sub-conscious mind, like a dog with a bone which it refuses to drop in defiance of its masters command, went on revolving it.
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like a dog with a bone — informal phrase not willing to stop until you have finished dealing with something, especially a problem that is worrying you Thesaurus: determined and ambitioussynonym Main entry: dog … Useful english dictionary
like a dog with a bone — informal not willing to stop until you have finished dealing with something, especially a problem that is worrying you … English dictionary
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