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get the bounce
[get the bounce] or [get the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang}
1. or [get the air]
To lose one's sweetheart; not be kept for a friend […]
hit the nail on the head
[hit the nail on the head] {v. phr.}
To get something exactly right; speak or act in the most fitting or effective way.
* […]nightcap
[nightcap] {n.}
A good-night drink; a drink taken just before bedtime.
* /Let's have a nightcap and then go to sleep./
* […]Bill Copeland
"The same fence that shuts others out shuts you in."popup
[popup] {v.}
1. or [bob up]
To appear suddenly or unexpectedly; show up; come out.
* /Just when the coach thought he had […]sell down the river
[sell down the river] {v. phr.}
To give harmful information about someone or something to one's enemies; betray.
* /The […]Billy Rose
(1899-1966)
U.S. entrepreneur, author of song "Me and My Shadow"
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