ditch the line

ditch the line
 v.— «The AP newswire has reported that Lennox ditched in line at a multi-plex last night in front of a 64 year old lady. Once inside, he ate some of her popcorn too!» —“Re: Don King must be laughing his ass off at Tyson” by Mike Haught Usenet: rec.sport.boxing Feb. 6, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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