bucking the trend

  • 91buck — buck1 S1 [bʌk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(dollar)¦ 2 the buck stops here 3 pass the buck 4¦(animal)¦ 5 feel/look like a million bucks 6¦(man)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1,4; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from buckskin; because it was used as a unit of exchange in… …

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  • 92Samuel Factor (Canadian politician) — Samuel (Sam) Factor, KC (October 26, 1892 August 21, 1962) was a Canadian politician, lawyer and jurist and the first Jewish Member of Parliament elected to the Canadian House of Commons from Toronto. [ Dates in history , Toronto Star , December… …

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  • 93buck — 1 noun (C) 1 MONEY AmE, AustE informal a dollar: He owes me ten bucks. | big bucks (=a lot of money) | make a fast buck (=make some money quickly, often dishonestly) 2 pass the buck to try to blame someone else or make them responsible for… …

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