Guy
Needle
Needle verb - To attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults.
How words are described
| old | old guy | old needle |
| ordinary | ordinary guy | ordinary needle |
| actual | actual guy | actual needle |
| huge | huge guy | huge needle |
| Other adjectives: wrong, little, tiny, young, hot, final, blind. | ||
Common collocations
| people | guy people | needle people |
Both words in one sentence
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Shows up on Discovery Health series from time to time, like the guy on Bizarre ER who tried to stitch himself up with his wife's needle and thread.
Source: Self-Surgery -
Needle in a Stack of Needles: The flying key, which Harry picks out from all the other flying keys because it has a bent wing (the bad guy had already grabbed it).
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Followed immediately by our Hero chasing some guy, nearly snapping the man's neck in trying to catch him, jam a needle in his neck for blood, then snarl at the police who wanted to arrest him.
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