"Tugpo" is a word in HILIGAYNON
túgpo - Land-breeze, wind or breeze
coming from the mountains and blowing
towards the sea.
túgpò - Push, pushing, launching; to push,
push over to, throw at (on, upon), urge
upon, launch, put forth, put up (as
candidate for an office, or the like). Itúgpò
ang ímo manók sa ákon manók, agúd
magsámpok silá. Throw your cock at mine
so that they may fight. Itúgpò siá sa káy
Fuláno. Push him against N.N. Gintugpoán
níya ang idô sang kuríng. He threw the cat
on the dog. Ang palapilián nga íla
ginatúgpò——. The candidate whom they
are putting up for office——. (cf. tulúd,
súlpò).
túgpò - To challenge, provoke, defy, brave;
to crow (of cocks). (cf. panúgpò, súlung,
ákyat, pamálò).
Sydney, don't leave Adrian because of me.""It's more complicated than that," I said automatically."It's really not," she said. "From everything I've seen and heard, you're just afraid. You've always controlled every detail of your life. When you couldn't-like with the Alchemists-you found a way to seize back that control.""There is nothing wrong with wanting control," I snapped."Except that we can't always have it, and sometimes that is a good thing. A great thing, even," she added. "And that's how it is with Adrian. No matter how hard you try, you aren't going to be able to control your feelings for him. You can't help loving him, and so you're running away. I'm just an excuse.
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