Double ply
No passing zone
Customer service center
Unleaded
Tied up in litigation
Vegan
Medicare
Gentle cycle
Designated driver
Better Business Bureau
Fasten your seat belts
Microbrewed
Environmentally friendly
Affirmative action
Bike path
Police bureau of internal affairs
October 2, 2000
Sixteen Phrases That
You Won’t Find in Peru,
in Any Language
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