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Benny Hill

(1924—1992)

English comedian

Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.

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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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on one's coattails

[on one's coattails] {adv. phr.} Because of another's merits, success, or popularity. * /Bob and Jim are best friends. When […]

show one's hand

[show one's hand] {v. phr.} To reveal or exhibit one's true and hitherto hidden purpose. * /Only after becoming Chancellor […]

Abraham Lincoln

(1809-1865) U.S. President Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

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[greasy spoon] {n.}, {informal} Any small, inexpensive restaurant patronized by workers or people in a hurry; a place not […]