twist
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twist twist in the wind be left in a state of suspense or uncertainty.
twist the lion's tail provoke the resentment of the British (taking a
lion as the symbol of the British Empire); the expression is first recorded in the late 19th-century US.
See also
twist the knife in the wound.
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Kola Nut
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Macadamia Nut
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Betel Nut
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