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Gail McGee

(1915—1992)

U.S. senator

I am going to introduce a resolution to have the Postmaster General stop reading dirty books and deliver the mail.

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by the way

[by the way] also [by the bye] {adv. phr.} Just as some added fact or news; as something else that I think of. - Used to introduce something related to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

close the books

[close the books] {v. phr.} To stop taking orders; end a bookkeeping period. * /The tickets were all sold, so the manager said to close the books./ * /The department […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sum up

[sum up] {v.} To put something into a few words; shorten into a brief summary; summarize. * /The teacher summed up the lesson in three rules./ * /The mailman's job, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Elbert Hubbard

(1856-1915) U.S. publisherauthor This will never be a civilized country until we expend more money for books than we do for chewing gum. www.english-slang.com

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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.

after all

[after all] {adv. phr.} 1. As a change in plans; anyway. - Used with emphasis on "after". * /Bob thought he couldn't go to […]

queer fish

[queer fish] {n.} A strange or unusual person who does odd things. * /Uncle Algernon dresses in heavy furs in the summer and […]

chain-smoke

[chain-smoke] {v.} To smoke cigarettes or cigars one after another without stopping. * /Mr. Jones is very nervous. He […]

clamp down

[clamp down] {v.}, {informal} To put on strict controls; enforce rules or laws. * /After the explosion, police clamped down […]

Charles IX

(1550-1574) Horses and poets should be fed, not overfed.