rip-roaring

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Add into the the mix an enchanted frog, a bad winter in which Jena's father must leave for health reasons, and Cezar's increasing control over the lives of the five girls, and you have one rip-roaring adventure.

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  • But the home side fought back in a rip-roaring finale that saw both sides make a number of errors before Rovers eventually emerged as the victors. —  Home
  • It was not only a magnificent movie, but also a rip-roaring success. —  The First Post: Latest
  • Today in Paris, the French president survived a Parliamentary vote of confidence over his plans to penchant for rip-roaring foreign policy deals shows no sign of halting. points out on FP this week, "rejoin" is an odd phrase for a country that contributes troops to NATO missions and shows up at all the big meetings and events. —  FP Passport
  • Then when they went to a commercial & came back .... he was suddenly gone & noone said ANYTHING about it on the show. clip of noted alcoholic / fat guy, Artie Lange rip-roaring and sloppily drunk. —  reddit.com: what's new online!
  • This is it-the supercollider where the palate-pleasing spiciness of Thai cuisine meets a rip-roaring rampage of go-kart annihilation, where the smells of pad kra pao and lawnmower-engine exhaust fuse into a perfect storm of pure adrenaline. —  NashvilleScene.com
 

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