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Mercedes Lackey, Winds of Fury, 893

Glorious Destinies get you Glorious Funerals.

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Jack Sharkey, Playboy, 1965

Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by central heating. www.english-slang.com

throw caution to the winds

[throw caution to the winds] also [throw discretion to the winds] {v. phr.} To be daring; make a bold or risky move. * /Hearing that Apaches were planning to start […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

C. E. Montague

(1867-1928), "Disenchantment" War hath no fury like a noncombatant. www.english-slang.com

discretion

[discretion] See: [THROW CAUTION TO THE WINDS] also [THROW DISCRETION TO THE WINDS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Phyllis McGinley

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George Carlin

(1937-- ) U.S. comedian Everyday I beat my own previous record for number of consecutive days I've stayed alive.