apply the sponge
verb
Roget 552:
efface,
obliterate,
erase,
raze†,
rase†,
expunge,
cancel;
blot out,
take out,
rub out,
scratch out,
strike out,
wipe out,
wash out,
sponge out;
wipe off,
rub off;
wipe away;
deface,
render illegible;
draw the pen through,
apply the sponge.
be effaced
&c.;
leave no trace
etc.
550;
leave not a rack behind"
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Roget 808:
not pay
etc.
807;
fail,
break,
stop payment;
become insolvent,
become bankrupt;
be gazetted.
protest,
dishonor,
repudiate,
nullify,
refuse payment.
pay under protest;
button up one's pockets,
draw the purse strings;
apply the sponge;
pay over the left shoulder,
get whitewashed;
swindle
etc.
791;
run up bills,
fly kites.
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