Debt
Tons
Tons noun - A large number or amount.
Both words in one sentence
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Poet Charles Baudelaire was a self-proclaimed dandy, spending tons of money on clothes despite being in debt most of his life.
Source: The Dandy -
You load sixteen tons, what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store
Source: Company Town - But the lyrics to the chorus go: You haul Sixteen Tons, whadaya get
/ Another day older and deeper in debt
/ Saint Peter don't call cause I can't go / I owe my soul to the company store.
Source: Isn't It Ironic?
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