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Mike Harding, "The Armchair Anarchist's Almanac"

Breast Feeding should not be attempted by fathers with hairy chests, since they can make the baby sneeze and give it wind.

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make a clean breast of

[make a clean breast of] {v. phr.} To admit (your guilt); tell all about (your wrong doing); confess everything. * /The police caught the hit-and-run driver and he made a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sneeze at

[sneeze at] {v.}, {informal} To think of as not important; not take seriously. - Used with negative or limiting words and in questions. * /Mr. Jones was chosen by his […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

breast

[breast] See: [MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

wind

[wind] See: [GET WIND OF], [GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB], [GONE WITH THE WIND], [IN THE WIND], [IT IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD], [SECOND […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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