take it out of one
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Those things always take it out of one.
From The Brentons by Wilson C. Dexter
These things take it out of one, unless one is made of cast-iron like Crayford, or steel like Mulworth, or whipcord like Jimber.
From The Way of Ambition by J. H. Gardner Soper
"They do take it out of one, my dear," he admitted.
From In Brief Authority by F. Anstey
This climate does take it out of one and no mistake.
From The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition by Joseph Nash
"It must take it out of one dreadfully to be so terribly in earnest," said May Webster, softly stroking the pug dog that lay curled up in her lap.
From The Village by the River by H. Louisa Bedford
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