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Arthur Duffy
noun
▶ take it on the Arthur Duffy
to leave quickly US, 1905
A sprinter, in 1902 Duffy was the first to run the 100 yard dash in 9.6 seconds; he later wrote a sports column for the Boston Post.- The court there sort of had a hunch that Alfonso might take it on the Arthur Duffy, so it slapped a $50,000 don’t-go-away bond on him. — San Francisco Examiner, 5 June 1947
- The children took it on the Arthur Duffy. They went next door to watch TV. — San Francisco Chronicle, p. 33, 16 February 1971
- “If I were you,” he whispers, “I would take it on the Arthur Duffy. Heel and toe it out of here.” — Robert Byrne, McGoorty, p. 72, 1972
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