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Charlton Ogburn Jr.

(1911—1988)

U.S. writer

Happiness to a dog is what lies on the other side of the door.

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door

[door] See: [AT DEATH'S DOOR], [AT ONE'S DOOR], [CLOSED-DOOR], [CLOSE ITS DOORS], [CLOSE THE DOOR] or [BAR THE DOOR] or [SHUT THE DOOR], [DARKEN ONE'S DOOR] or [DARKEN THE DOOR], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

side by side

[side by side] {adv.} 1. One beside the other in a row. * /Alice's dolls were lined up side by side on the window seat./ * /Charles and John are […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Henry Ward Beecher

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. www.english-slang.com

side

[side] See: [CHOOSE UP SIDES], [FROM SIDE TO SIDE], [GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED], [GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE] or […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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hat

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Jessica Mitford

(1917- ), Saturday Review, 1 February 1964 I have nothing against undertakers personally. It's just that I wouldn't want one […]

in a heartbeat

[in a heartbeat] {adv. phr.} Almost immediately. * /If I had the money, I would go back to college in a heartbeat./ * /Just […]

fall in

[fall in] or [into place] {v. phr.} To suddenly make sense; find the natural or proper place for the missing pieces of a […]

play a waiting game

[play a waiting game] {v. phr.} To withhold action until one's chances for success improve. * /Ray would like to be vice […]

Charles de Montesquieu

There is nothing more annoying than seeing how a well-said word dies in the ear of the fool to whom you said it.

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