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Man is a complex being; he makes deserts bloom--and lakes die.

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Gil Stern

Man is a complex being; he makes deserts bloom and lakes die. www.english-slang.com

That makes two of us!

[That makes two of us!] Informal way to say, "I am in agreement with what you arc saying or doing." * /So you voted for Senator Aldridge? So did I […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Harry Hershfield, New York Times, 5 December 1965

It's a city where everyone mutinies but no one deserts. www.english-slang.com

R. Stern

If only cats grew into kittens. www.english-slang.com

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make one step at a time

[make one (little) step at a time] to do something gradually. Little by little. * /Breaking old habits isn't easy so take the […]

Ogden Nash

(1902-1971), Will Consider Situation People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

SITCOMs

[SITCOMs] ("Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage") What yuppies turn into when they have children and one of them […]

do a job on

[do a job on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To damage badly; do harm to; make ugly or useless. * /The baby did a job on Mary's book./ * […]

do for

[do for] {v.}, {informal} To cause the death or ruin of; cause to fail. - Used usually in the passive form "done for". * /The […]

Anton Chekhov

(1860-1904), Russian physicianauthor If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry.

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