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- He failed because the titular character and his best friend didn't lick their fingers while reading and so were able to figure out his scam.
Source: Finger-Licking Poison -
Exactly how much of a mother figure Lavinia was is somewhat debatable, as Sarah Jane once described her as "always so busy, never in one place long enough to lick a stamp".
Source: Parental Substitute -
Exactly how much of a mother figure Lavinia was is somewhat debatable, as Sarah Jane once described her as "always so busy, never in one place long enough to lick a stamp." It can be argued, of course, that that doesn't necessarily mean that she was uncaring or uninvolved.
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Lick and Figure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/lick
Figure & Lick. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/lick>.
Lick or Figure. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/lick.
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