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His body flinches in three directions

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Angliholic  +  830868 Thu, 23 Jul 09 10:14 AM
"Stop! Stop! Stop!" the teacher screams.

The words hit Zinkoff like a bear paw. His body flinches in three directions, he drops the eraser to the floor and throws up all over it!

 

Hi,

How could a person flinch in three directions? Could you shed some light? Thanks.
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Mister Micawber  +  831095 Thu, 23 Jul 09 02:13 PM
It is just jocular hyperbole.  'He flinches violently'.
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