Feed a cold, starve a fever.

— Tootie Smith (Brien), (Margaret O’Brien)

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3 seconds sound clip from the Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:03:07.385 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I want to sleep right here.

- All right, of course you may, dear.

- I want to wear Esther's nightgown.

- I'll get it for you right now.

- I hate to think what your father's going to say when he hears about this. He may strike that Truett boy.

- I'll do that, Mama.

- All right, and I'll get you some ice cream and cake.

- Feed a cold, starve a fever.

- I was drunk last night, dear Mother, I was drunk the night before, but if you'll forgive me, mother, I'll never get drunk anymore.

- I got him. He didn't even have a chance to scratch me.

- Your dress is torn.

- Oh, that must have happened while he was trying to hold me off.

- I bit him.

- I bit him too.

[...]

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