to go on a tear

whole families grouped around tables, young heads bent over homework, dens aflicker with TV,

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We don't liketa go ta the nursewy, said Bonnie wearily. It smells of onions and they said my muwer was high-hat because we had wubbers on to keep our feet dwy.