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like a jackass eating thistles

Parf of speech: Expression, OED Year: N/A, OED Evaluation: N/A

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Ah, you-know, dad would make a comment of somebody that was just a- a little- he- ah, of course when he said somebody was a little bit different, that left pretty wide- wide open now just which way different are they. And he would say, "Well, you-know, when you see somebody with a grin on their face like a jackass eating thistles, it's really something." You-know?
To smile very wide.