He was still carrying the Dear John letter he got from his high school sweetheart in Vietnam thirty years later.
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Dear John letter — noun (informal; orig US) A letter from a woman to her husband or boyfriend ending their relationship • • • Main Entry: ↑dear * * * Dear John letter [Dear John letter] (also … Useful english dictionary
dear john letter — A letter written by a partner explaining why they are ending the relationship is a Dear John letter … The small dictionary of idiomes
Dear John (letter) — ☆ Dear John (letter) or Dear John Informal n. a letter from one s fiancée or girlfriend breaking off an engagement or love affair, or from one s wife asking for a divorce * * * … Universalium
Dear John (letter) — ☆ Dear John (letter) or Dear John Informal n. a letter from one s fiancée or girlfriend breaking off an engagement or love affair, or from one s wife asking for a divorce … English World dictionary
Dear John (letter) — ☆ Dear John (letter) or Dear John Informal n. a letter from one s fiancée or girlfriend breaking off an engagement or love affair, or from one s wife asking for a divorce … English World dictionary
dear John letter — dear John .letter n old fashioned a letter that a man receives from his wife or girlfriend that tells him she no longer loves him … Dictionary of contemporary English
Dear John letter — Dear John ,letter noun count a letter that you send to a man to tell him that you are ending your sexual or romantic relationship with him … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Dear John Letter — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Postrock, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock Gründung 2005 Website … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dear John letter — For other uses, see Dear John (disambiguation). A Dear John letter is a letter written to a husband or boyfriend by his wife or girlfriend to inform him their relationship is over, usually because the author has found another lover. Dear John… … Wikipedia
Dear John letter — {n. phr.} A note or a letter informing one that a romantic relationship or a marriage is over. * /Jane left a Dear John letter on the table and went home to live with her parents./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Dear John letter — {n. phr.} A note or a letter informing one that a romantic relationship or a marriage is over. * /Jane left a Dear John letter on the table and went home to live with her parents./ … Dictionary of American idioms
