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“Don’t jerk the rod up to set the hook,” Coleman had said in his prelaunch briefing.

From Washington Times Oct. 1, 2016

“We call it the steel rod up the backbone,” said the official, who was not authorized to speak to the media and commented on the condition of anonymity.

From Washington Post May 24, 2015

The prime minister was the man with the steel rod up his spine.

From Reuters Nov. 21, 2011

When a boss pays himself a salary commensurate with the industry standard, it's almost like sticking a metal rod up his spine.

From BusinessWeek Jul. 27, 2010

Mundín is allowed to take Tío Toni’s hot rod up and down the driveways in the compound.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez




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