Holds
Lashes
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- This kicks off the main plot; when the hat lands on Doug's pencil and he holds it up, Larry mistakes him for playing along with the game and lashes out at him.
Source: Keep Away -
All Take and No Give: Maggie holds her marriage and public standing together and makes herself physically and emotionally vulnerable to Brick, who detaches, drowns his sorrows in alcohol, and lashes out when provoked.
Source: Theatre / Cat on a Hot Tin Roof -
As he rapidly goes mad with power, he makes chewing gum in class punishable by 30 lashes and demands that all students and faculty refer to him as "God-Emperor Hsu." At the peak of his madness, he holds a young child hostage because Chan is explaining his concern about Hsu's actions.
Source: Comic Strip / Hsu and Chan
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