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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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