stand the gaff
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Not until the Rutgers* game, his sophomore year, did Kazmaier demonstrate that he was tough enough to stand the gaff.
From Time Magazine Archive
This sort of thing has happened often in Wright's career, and the hostile argument runs that few businessmen are as able as rich Mr. Johnson to stand the gaff of perfectionism at like cost.
From Time Magazine Archive
The full pursuit was a well-organized chase, not necessarily to catch the fox, but to find out which hound could best stand the gaff of the rugged, three-day test.
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The Navy harbors little doubt about the ability of Polaris crews to stand the gaff.
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He said to himself that he could stand the gaff now.
From Burned Bridges by Sinclair, Bertrand W.
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