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treat them mean, keep them keen
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treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen
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treat 'em mean to keep 'em keen
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treat
them
mean
,
keep
them
keen
(
informal
)
A
woman
will be more
interested
in a
man
if he is not
kind
to her.
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be cruel to be kind
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