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Ernest Hemingway

One cat just leads to another.

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Ernest Hemingway

(1899-1961) U.S. novelist Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. www.english-slang.com

writers block

[writer's block] {n. phr.} A condition of being unable to write; a period when the words just won't come. * /One of the more common problems writers occasionally experience is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Bob Thaves, "Frank & Ernest" comic strip

I don't know if I can live on my income or not--the government won't let me try it. www.english-slang.com

Colette

(1873-1954), French novelist Writing only leads to more writing. www.english-slang.com

Slang is

"very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid and ephemeral than ordinary language" (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) - learn ~600 slang expressions

An idiom is

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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Mignon McLaughlin, Comedy Writing Secrets by Melvin Helitzer

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen--but I keep trying to tell them.

SOB

[SOB] Son of a bitch

Christmas club

[Christmas club] {n.} A plan for putting money in the bank to be saved for Christmas shopping. * /John deposits $10 each […]

fair play

[fair play] {n.} Equal and right action (to another person); justice. * /The visiting team did not get fair play in the […]

Drew Carey

(1958--) U.S. comedian I was raised by just my mom. See, my father died when I was eight years old. At least, that's what he […]

hogching

Reading / Flashcard learning set.Learn / refresh your knowledge against the set, then examine yourself by running flashcard […]

in absentia

[in absentia] {adv. phr.}, {formal} When the person is absent. - Used in graduation exercises when presenting diplomas to an […]

Think big!

[Think big!] {v. phr.}, {informal} To believe in one's ability, purpose, or power to perform or succeed. * /Be confident; be […]