take it out of one
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And after this recital I was at one Saturday he comes up to some of us ladies, mopping his pale brow, and he says, 'It does take it out of one!
From Somewhere in Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon
"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 Bedford, H. Louisa
This climate does take it out of one and no mistake.
From The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition by Nash, Joseph
He felt tired in every limb, and would never have believed that waiting and standing about could take it out of one to such an extent.
From Jena or Sedan? by Beyerlein, Franz
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 Soper, J. H. Gardner
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