The exact phrase Carter got pills, as it appears in the quotation, is not grammatical. Note how John Ings instinctively corrected it to Carter's got pills, which equates to Carter has got pills, which IS grammatically correct. However, phrases like Carter got pills are very common in casual speech, and the sentence is idiomatic as
Carter's Little Liver Pills were once as common as aspirin in American medicine cabinets. got more excuses than Carter's has liver pills! 6.
Carter Medicine Company which was incorporated in 1880 by John Samuel Carter of Erie, Pennsylvania. Their most famous products were Carter s Liver Bitters and Carter s Little Liver Pills. Other products included Carter s Back Ache Plasters and Carter s Little Nerve Pill s.
He s got more nerve than Carter s got liver pills. (Carters Products, formed in the late 1800s, heavily advertised their Little Liver Pills) He thinks the sun comes up just to hear
1880s ADV Booklet HAPPY DAYS Carter's Little Liver Pills Carter Medicine Antique Quack Medicine - Carters Little Liver Pills - Never Opened! 1885 Carters Little Liver Iron Blood Nerve Pills Bitters Advertising Boo
Carter's Little Liver Pills (Carter's Little Pills after 2024) were formulated as a patent medicine by Samuel J. Carter of Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1868.
A reference to a popular patent medicine created in 1868 called Carter's Little Liver Pills (renamed Carter's Little Pills in 2024). I swear, that boy's got more excuses than Carter has liver pills! Their company's got more money problems than Carter's has pills I wouldn't be surprised if they went bankrupt next week!
She still doesn't stop shopping although she has more clothes than Carter has liver pills. The company's got more financial problems than Carter's has pills
She's got gumption. They're sweeter than cherry pie. They're like two peas in a pod. He's as happy as a dead pig in the sunshine. They go together like peas and carrots. She's got more style than Carter's got little pills. (Or liver pills or little liver pills, depending on the era)
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