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Derek Bok, president of Harvard University

If you think education is expensive--try ignorance.

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higher education

[higher education] {n.} Schooling after graduation from high school, especially in a college or university. * /Tom plans to get his higher education at the state university./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

Bennett Cerf

(1898-1971) U.S. publisher Gross ignorance--144 times worse than ordinary ignorance. www.english-slang.com

Thomas F. Jones

(1916-1981), president of the University of South Carolina, in Wall Street Journal, 1975. Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate. www.english-slang.com

the three R's

[the three R's] {n. phr.} (W)riting, reading, and (a)rithmetic, the three basic skills of an elementary education. * /Barry has completed the three R's, but otherwise he has had little […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Peter Paul Rubens

(1577-1640), Flemish baroque painter Sir, when their backsides look good enough to slap, there's nothing more to do.

bog

[bog] {n.} Toilet

in charge of

[in charge of] {prep.} 1. Responsible for; having supervision or care of. * /Marian is in charge of selling tickets./ * […]

pick off

[pick off] {v.} 1. To pull off; remove with the fingers. * /He picked off the burs that had stuck to his overcoat./ 2. To […]

Adlai Stevenson

(1900-1965) U.S. politician Eggheads, unite! You have nothing to lose but your yolks.

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burn rubber

[burn rubber] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To start up a car or a motorcycle from dead stop so fast that the tires leave a mark on […]