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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a cigarette out" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to the act of taking a cigarette out of a pack or lighting one, but as it stands, it lacks clarity.
Example: "He reached into his pocket and pulled a cigarette out."
Alternatives: "take out a cigarette" or "pull out a cigarette."
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It was always a little strange, the invitation to stub a cigarette out on Damien's head.
There's a scene in that film, Eastern Promises, where his character, Nikolai, stubs a cigarette out on his own tongue.
He fetched it, then took the pack of Gitanes from under his shirts, tapped a cigarette out, and rolled it between his thumb and forefinger.
Hutcherson says he was punched in the face while in this position, before an officer stepped on his groin "like he was putting a cigarette out".
So Logan soon finds himself in over his head with a bona fide tough guy, the kind who will put a cigarette out on the back of his hand just to prove a point.
Among those of us who rush through the streets of this neighborhood, only the doorman remains a free thinker, a generous raconteur and an empathic accomplice willing to share a cigarette out in the cold.
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Bell put a lit cigarette out on Virk's forehead.
Josephine put a lit cigarette out on Reena's forehead.
Then the father lit a cigarette, took out his cellphone and began texting.
The blast occurred when a small fire, perhaps caused by a cigarette, broke out on the Grandcamp.
Lewis has had a gun pointed at him three times and a cigarette stubbed out on his forehead once.
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