"brim for a fight"

[Jonathan Lighter]

"Hastening for a chastening" ?  "Fishin' for demolotion" ?   "Jumpin' for a thumpin'" ? "Seekin' for a tweakin'" ?

  Aw, I guess I just made these up.

  Larry ?  Vharlie ?

  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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