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L. M. Boyd

There are 350 varieties of shark, not counting loan and pool.

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loan shark

[loan shark] {n. phr.} A money lender who charges excessive interest. * /Why go to a loan shark when you can borrow from the bank at the legal rate?/ A Dictionary of American Idioms

car pool

[car pool] {n.} A group of people who own cars and take turns driving each other to work or on some other regular trip. * /It was John's father's week […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

count on

[count on] {v.} 1. To depend on; rely on; trust. * /The team was counting on Joe to win the race./ * /I'll do it; you know you can count […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

count off

[count off] {v.} 1. To count aloud from one end of a line of men to the other, each man counting in turn. * /The soldiers counted off from right […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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