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here are some useful crime and
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here are some useful crime and police Indians from English
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police Indians from English
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police Indians from English anyone . com
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anyone . com
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anyone . com these idioms all have their
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these idioms all have their
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these idioms all have their origins in criminal activity but
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origins in criminal activity but
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origins in criminal activity but they have many uses in regular
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they have many uses in regular
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they have many uses in regular conversations to describe
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conversations to describe
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conversations to describe innocent situations
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innocent situations
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innocent situations a steal a steal
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a steal a steal
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a steal a steal is something you bought that is
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is something you bought that is
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is something you bought that is much cheaper than you expected
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much cheaper than you expected
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much cheaper than you expected we use this idiot to indicate
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we use this idiot to indicate
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we use this idiot to indicate something that is such a great
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something that is such a great
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something that is such a great value that it's almost like you
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value that it's almost like you
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value that it's almost like you stole it
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stole it
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stole it I found a pair of designer shoes
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I found a pair of designer shoes
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I found a pair of designer shoes for over ninety percent off
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for over ninety percent off
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for over ninety percent off they were a steal
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they were a steal
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they were a steal partners in crime partners in
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partners in crime partners in
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partners in crime partners in crime
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crime
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crime are people who work together to
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are people who work together to
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are people who work together to commit a crime or trick others
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commit a crime or trick others
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commit a crime or trick others this video can also be used as
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this video can also be used as
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this video can also be used as an exaggeration to describe any
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an exaggeration to describe any
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an exaggeration to describe any group of people including
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group of people including
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group of people including children who regularly do things
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children who regularly do things
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children who regularly do things to get those kids up the street
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to get those kids up the street
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to get those kids up the street are real partners in crime
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are real partners in crime
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are real partners in crime they do everything to get
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they do everything to get
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they do everything to get beat the rap to beat the rap
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beat the rap to beat the rap
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beat the rap to beat the rap means to escape punishment for
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means to escape punishment for
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means to escape punishment for crime
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crime
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crime this idiom can be used to
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this idiom can be used to
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this idiom can be used to describe anyone who gets away
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describe anyone who gets away
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describe anyone who gets away with something
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with something
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with something the boy was sent to the
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the boy was sent to the
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the boy was sent to the principal's office for fighting
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principal's office for fighting
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principal's office for fighting but he talked his way out of
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but he talked his way out of
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but he talked his way out of detention and beat the rap
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detention and beat the rap
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detention and beat the rap cop a plea to cop a plea means
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cop a plea to cop a plea means
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cop a plea to cop a plea means to plead guilty to or say you
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to plead guilty to or say you
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to plead guilty to or say you did a crime in order to receive
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did a crime in order to receive
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did a crime in order to receive a lighter punishment
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a lighter punishment
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a lighter punishment people usually do this when they
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people usually do this when they
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people usually do this when they know they will be caught and
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know they will be caught and
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know they will be caught and punished more severely for not
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punished more severely for not
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punished more severely for not confessing to a crime they
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confessing to a crime they
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confessing to a crime they committed the man who stole the
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committed the man who stole the
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committed the man who stole the car
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car
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car copped a plea to spend less time
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copped a plea to spend less time
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copped a plea to spend less time in jail
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in jail
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in jail face the music to face the music
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face the music to face the music
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face the music to face the music means to receive punishment for
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means to receive punishment for
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means to receive punishment for a crime you committed people
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a crime you committed people
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a crime you committed people usually face something like an
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usually face something like an
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usually face something like an enemy or something else they are
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enemy or something else they are
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enemy or something else they are looking forward to this idiom
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looking forward to this idiom
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looking forward to this idiom can be used when receiving
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can be used when receiving
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can be used when receiving punishment for doing anything
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punishment for doing anything
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punishment for doing anything the girl was caught trying to
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the girl was caught trying to
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the girl was caught trying to steal candy from a baby and had
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steal candy from a baby and had
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steal candy from a baby and had to face the music
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to face the music
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to face the music a slap on the wrist when you get
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a slap on the wrist when you get
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a slap on the wrist when you get or give a slap on the wrist you
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or give a slap on the wrist you
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or give a slap on the wrist you get or give a punishment that is
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get or give a punishment that is
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get or give a punishment that is light or easy in comparison to
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light or easy in comparison to
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light or easy in comparison to the crime committed this idiom
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the crime committed this idiom
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the crime committed this idiom comes from teaching children to
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comes from teaching children to
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comes from teaching children to behave by slapping them gently
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behave by slapping them gently
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behave by slapping them gently on the wrist for the area just
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on the wrist for the area just
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on the wrist for the area just above the head when they do
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above the head when they do
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above the head when they do something wrong you will often
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something wrong you will often
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something wrong you will often hear this idiom used when
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hear this idiom used when
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hear this idiom used when companies who commit crimes like
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companies who commit crimes like
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companies who commit crimes like dumping toxic waste
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dumping toxic waste
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dumping toxic waste only have to pay small amounts
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only have to pay small amounts
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only have to pay small amounts of money as punishment that
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of money as punishment that
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of money as punishment that executive only got a slap on the
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executive only got a slap on the
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executive only got a slap on the wrist after losing the pension
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wrist after losing the pension
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wrist after losing the pension money of his employees
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money of his employees
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money of his employees get away with murder when you
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get away with murder when you
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get away with murder when you get away with murder
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get away with murder
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get away with murder you are not punished for doing
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you are not punished for doing
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you are not punished for doing something bad
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something bad
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something bad this idiot comes from real court
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this idiot comes from real court
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this idiot comes from real court cases where people suspected of
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cases where people suspected of
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cases where people suspected of committing crimes are found not
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committing crimes are found not
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committing crimes are found not guilty
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guilty
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guilty my brother always stays out late
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my brother always stays out late
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my brother always stays out late and recently crashed our car but
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and recently crashed our car but
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and recently crashed our car but my parents never punish him he
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my parents never punish him he
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my parents never punish him he gets away with murder
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gets away with murder
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gets away with murder on the case to be on the case
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on the case to be on the case
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on the case to be on the case means to be solving a problem or
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means to be solving a problem or
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means to be solving a problem or taking control of a situation
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taking control of a situation
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taking control of a situation this idiom comes from cases or
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this idiom comes from cases or
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this idiom comes from cases or crimes
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crimes
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crimes the police attempt to solve a
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the police attempt to solve a
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the police attempt to solve a case is open when begun and
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case is open when begun and
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case is open when begun and closed when you saw someone
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closed when you saw someone
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closed when you saw someone keeps stealing my cookies until
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keeps stealing my cookies until
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keeps stealing my cookies until I find out who it is
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I find out who it is
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I find out who it is I'm on the case
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I'm on the case
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I'm on the case for more free tips lessons and
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