snot and tears, noun phrase

Origin:: Translation of Afrikaans snot en trane.

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1969 A. Fugard Boesman & Lena 36The women and children sitting there with their snot and tears. The pondoks falling.

1979 A.P. Brink Dry White Season 88Shorty never was a talkative sort. But that day it was proper spring cleaning...Snot and tears. About life in jail.

snot en trane.

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Snor City, noun phrasen. phr.snot en trane, noun phrasen. phr.

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