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1.South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers

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    Idiom of the Day

    play both ends (against the middle/center)
    to scheme in a way that makes two sides fight against each other
    The man was trying to play both ends against the middle when he tried to negotiate with the two departments in his company.



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    S1: A man handed a pair of trousers to the departmental store-clerk and said, "I'd like these altered, please".
    S6: Triumphantly he put the trousers and the receipt on the counter and said, "I'd like to have these altered, please."

    P: He said that free alteration is not possible without a receipt.
    Q: The man said, "Okay, I'd like to return the trousers". The clerk took them back and returned his money.
    R: The man*pushed the money and, said, "Now I want to buy them". The clerk put the trousers in a bag, issued a receipt and handed him both.
    S: The clerk -asked for the sales receipt but after searching his pockets the man replied that he had lost it.

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