sheet

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SCANDAL SHEET,

THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND or THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND.

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scandal sheet

[scandal sheet] {n.} A newspaper that prints much shocking news and scandal. * /Bob wanted to find out who won the election, but he could find only a scandal sheet./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[wind] See: [GET WIND OF], [GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB], [GONE WITH THE WIND], [IN THE WIND], [IT IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD], [SECOND […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[three sheets in the wind] or [three sheets to the wind] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Unsteady from too much liquor; drunk. * /The sailor came down the street, three sheets in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[sound sheet] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A thin low-quality phonograph recording frequently bound into books and magazines for use as promotional or advertising material; it may have either a spoken or […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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