pet aversion
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Much was made of the fact that also in the south of France last week were Lord Baldwin, his original prot�g�, Mr. Eden, and his pet aversion, Winston Churchill.
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My pet aversion is the historical novel, which falsifies history to meet the requirements of romantic fiction, and falsifies romance by trying to force it into the framework of history.
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Scotland was always for Johnson a pet target that he waggishly exploited as a pet aversion; it produced endless gibes on tour as well as at home.
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And, with the gracefullest of bows, he got quit of Mr. Holt and his pet aversion together.
From Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement by Walshe, Elizabeth Hely
It'll be a thrilling bit of reading, and ought to give our pet aversion a cold shiver when he gets its import.
From The Chums of Scranton High out for the Pennant by Ferguson, Donald