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Its the very opposite of Jack Sprat who ate no fat and his wife who ate no lean.
BritChick Paris: Why French Men Would Rather Die Than Diet BritChick Paris 2011
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They sadly lost their dog Honey earlier this year right, but they are still the proud owners of Jack Sprat and Momma Bear, two rescue adoptees.
Twilight Lexicon » Rachelle Lefevre at Oprah’s Mother’s Day Walk 2010
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There's a small police department called "Nursery Crime," run by a bunch of social misfits who no one wants to work with headed by Jack Sprat of "no fat" fame.
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In 1660 the newly formed Royal Society established a "committee for improving the English language," and in 1667 the society's historian Thomas Sprat was inveighing against excessive ornament and "fineness" in English prose.
Grappling Grammarians Barton Swaim 2011
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Jack Sprat could eat no fat and his wife could eat no lean …
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She picked up her pace and reached the groundskeeper before he could say “Jack Sprat.”
Among the Ghosts Amber Benson 2010
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Above and behind him was the Sprat Gallery as it was called, the balcony of cheap seats tucked beneath the ceiling.
Nutrition 2010
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She picked up her pace and reached the groundskeeper before he could say “Jack Sprat.”
Among the Ghosts Amber Benson 2010
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She picked up her pace and reached the groundskeeper before he could say “Jack Sprat.”
Among the Ghosts Amber Benson 2010
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Jack Sprat can eat no fat and his wife can eat no lean.
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