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SNP MPs don't tend to mind being pulled up for infringing this particular Westminster taboo, but it took the edge of a question which could have discomforted Scottish Conservatives, who're already feeling a little vulnerable.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2018

Lord North's good humor and readiness were of admirable service to him when the invectives of his opponents would have discomforted a graver minister.

From The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings by Lemon, Mark