"brim for a fight"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Hurtin' for certain.

  BTW, within the past few weeks I heard someone say, "You're crusin' ! " as short "c. for a b."

  Not addressed to me.
  .
  JL

"Mullins, Bill AMRDEC" <Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL> wrote:
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But were they cruisin' for a bruisin'?


>Whad'Ya Know?, a quiz-show production of Public Radio International (PRI),
>every week has a contestant read four disclaimers, the last of which notes
>that anyone not agreeing with [whatever] "is itching for a fight".

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