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stops

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a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card

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A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his influence stops. Henry Adams

I don't like to talk about my personal life. When we talk about it, it stops being personal. George Clooney

Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. Ronald Reagan

Whether it rains or stops raining, the lentils have two eyes. Ethiopian Proverb

Save your fowl before it stops flapping. Guinea Proverb

When the hen gets fat, she stops lying. Afghan Proverb

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