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Chris -- 2018-04-11
“The vice grip of government tightens; as always they say just a little more control will keep everyone safe.”—http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-2 … llet-wound
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For this to be an eggcorn would require that those using the term would have in mind some meaning of “vice” that would make sense, in context, as a substitute for “vise” in this phrase. I can’t think of one offhand. Can you suggest one?
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