"brim for a fight"

[Jonathan Lighter]

One more: "Brimmin' for a trimmin'."

  I'm done.

  JL

Jim Parish <jparish at SIUE.EDU> wrote:
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Bill Mullins wrote:
> But were they cruisin' for a bruisin'?

I believe the followup involves the phrase "achin' for a breakin'".

Jim Parish

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