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  • n  (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
  • n  a tedious or difficult journey
  • v  pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance

  • Aides to both sides say Obama is likely to ask her to take the job: I can't believe they would have her schlep out there with all this publicity unless they were real about it.
  • So why schlep all the way to Davos? To see famous and semi-famous people dancing shakily at 2 a.
  • E-bikes are commonly used by migrant laborers who schlep across town from their quarters in the suburbs to work sites across town, with their drills and saws strapped to their bike .
News & Articles

  • Obsession: MAC's Illustrated Makeup Bags
    (Photo courtesy) On the hunt for a sturdy cosmetics bag that does more than just hold your makeup? Well then, say hello to MAC Cosmetics 's latest stunning additions to its ongoing series of illustrated pouches—basically, they act more like functional works of art than something you schlep around in your handbag all day. (They're so pretty you won't even want to stash them!) Designed by Anja ...
    July 10, 2013 - StyleBistro
Quotes

  • Shane Black in TheDenverChannel.com
    It's about a guy who is sort of a schlep who has this mythic character that follows in the story as presence that's felt but not seen in Johnny Gossamer,Black described.
  • Sarah Silverman in Ha'aretz
    I'm making this video to urge you, all of you, to schlep over to Florida and convince your grandparents to vote Obama. It can make the difference,Silverman says in the clip.
  • Placido Domingo in Reuters
    I'm excited to show the movie to him. He'd be intrigued by part of it, but he's too little. He doesn't really sit still enough. He can't sit on a plane anymore. He's not a little baby. I can't schlep him over on these six-hour flights for three... Keri Russell http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keri_Russell&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGWg-lZi_n-8Tosox4Nh5ldUZHYrA USA Today http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-12-28-keri-russell_N.htm&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHWXzBUOK3yiXfaxiZRTptXN99giA Dec 28, 2008 86512 115657 schlesinger I've seduced many a film director into directing opera, starting with John Schlesinger and 'The Tales of Hoffmann' at London's Covent Garden," Domingo said.

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