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Arab curse

May the fleas of a thousand camels lodge in your armpit.

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Arab curse

May your left ear wither and fall into your right pocket. www.english-slang.com

lodge a complaint

[lodge a complaint] {v. phr.} To make a complaint; complain. * /If our neighbors don't stop this constant noise, I will have to lodge a complaint with the management./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

Irish curse

May the curse of Mary Malone and her nine blind illegitimate children chase you so far over the hills of Damnation that the Lord himself can't find you with a […] www.english-slang.com

thousand

[thousand] See: [BY THE DOZEN] or [BY THE THOUSAND]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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