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air (one's) pores

To be naked. It feels good to air my pores and take a nice hot bath after a long day at work.

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air one's pores

Sl. to undress oneself; to become naked. Me and Wilbur, that's my brother, both fell in the creek and had to air our pores a while so our pants could dry out.

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pore over something

to look over something carefully. She pored over the reports, looking for errors. I need to take a few hours to pore over these contracts and see if they are ready to be signed.

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pore over something

to look at and carefully study a document She spends a lot of time poring over the historical records of the church.

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pore over

v.

To read or study something carefully and thoroughly: The engineers pored over their calculations looking for errors.

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air one’s pores

tv. to undress oneself; to become naked. I’m fixing to air my pores and take a shower.

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