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F. Dostoevsky

If he has a conscience he will suffer for his mistake. That will be his punishment--as well as the prison.

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take the rap

[take the rap] {v. phr.}, {slang} To receive punishment; to be accused and punished. * /All of the boys took apples, but only John took the rap./ * /Joe took […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

by mistake

[by mistake] {adv. phr.} As the result of a mistake; through error. * /He picked up the wrong hat by mistake./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

glutton for punishment

[glutton for punishment] {n. phr.} A greedy person; someone who wants too much of something, such as food or drink, which will make him sick. * /Fred eats so much […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

carry one's cross

[carry one's cross] or {literary} [bear one's cross] {v. phr.} To live with pain or trouble; keep on even though you suffer or have trouble. * /Weak ankles are a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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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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[jissom] {n.} semen (taboo).

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as the story goes

[as the story goes] {adv. phr.} As the story is told; as one has heard through rumor. * /As the story goes, Jonathan […]

face value

[face value] {n.} 1. The worth or price printed on a stamp, bond, note, piece of paper money, etc. * /The savings bond had a […]

Rita Mae Brown

(1944--) U.S. novelist Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn't sign your name you'd have to pay cash.

OOO

[OOO] "Out of the office"; Used similarly to MIA. "Ken is OOO today." Also, OpenOffice.org.