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99% | 15 | Exact Match! | ||||||
noun • the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time • slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it | ||||||||
31% | 4 | "___ thief to catch a thief" | ||||||
noun • stalk of a moss capsule • a stiff hair or bristle | ||||||||
27% | 7 | Acts as a small-time thief | ||||||
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The Thief Of Time
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1 | "___ thief to catch a thief"
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