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Humphrey Bogart

(1899—1957)

U.S. actor

Nothing beats making love. It's the most fun you can have without laughing.

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Fred Astaire

(1899-1987) U.S. actor Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young. www.english-slang.com

ham actor

[ham actor] {n. phr.}, {slang} An untalented actor; someone who tries so hard to act that his performance becomes foolishly exaggerated. * /Fred is a ham actor who, instead of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

love

[love] See: [FOR LOVE OR MONEY], [IN LOVE], [LABOR OF LOVE], [MAKE LOVE], [NO LOVE LOST], [PUPPY LOVE] also [CALF LOVE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Noel Coward

(1899-1973) English playrightactor I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise. www.english-slang.com

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an expression "whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements… or from the general grammatical rules of a language"

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Kin Hubbard

(1868-1930) U.S. humorist Bees are not as busy as we think they are. They just can't buzz any slower.

cut no ice

[cut no ice] {v. phr.} To have no effect; achieve no result; be insignificant. * /The fact that the accused is a millionaire […]

not to touch (something) with a ten-foot pole

[not to touch (something) with a ten-foot pole] {v. phr.} To consider something completely undesirable or uninteresting. * […]

Judith Viorst

(1931--) U.S. poet Infatuation is when you think he's as sexy as Robert Redford, as smart as Henry Kissinger, as noble as […]

peg away

[peg away] {v.} To work methodically, industriously, or steadily * /Thomson pegged away for years at a shoe repair […]

pitch in

[pitch in] {v.}, {informal} 1. To begin something with much energy; start work eagerly. * /Pitch in and we will finish the […]