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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

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[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

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[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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