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how the sausage is made

how the sausage is made is the alternative form of how the sausage gets made.

Meaning of how the sausage gets made

Phrase

how the sausage gets made

  1. The unpleasant way in which a process or activity is carried on behind the scenes.
    • It is worlds away from conducting exciting operations, but it allows the officer to see "how the sausage gets made" and a stint in the post usually leads to a more desirable position.2007, Valerie Plame Wilson, Fair Game, page 163

Questions about how the sausage is made

What is how the sausage is made the alternative form of?
How the sausage is made is the alternative form of how the sausage gets made.

Words near how the sausage is made in the dictionary

  1. how the cow ate the cabbage
  2. how the mighty have fallen
  3. how the other half live
  4. how the other half lives
  5. how the sausage gets made
  6. how the sausage is made
  7. how the turntables
  8. how the wind is blowing
  9. how to
  10. how very dare you
  11. how would I know

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