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Rated: E · Poetry · Comedy · #1269463
The phrase "to boot"
to boot

adverb

Besides, in addition.  For example, It rained every day and it was cold to boot, or  He said they'd lower the price of the car by $1,000 and throw in air condition to boot. This expression has nothing to do with footwear.  Boot here is an archaic noun meaning "advantage," and in the idiom has been broadened to include anything additional, good or bad.

to boot or not to boot


to boot, to boot
she did say

to boot, to boot
this very day

to boot, to boot
she said again

to boot, to boot
to her friend

to boot, to boot
the friend's reply

to boot, to boot
he did cry

to boot, to boot
is not a shoe

to boot, to boot
is addition to 
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