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Stevie Smith

(1902--1971), English poet

If I had been the Virgin Mary, I would have said 'No'.

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Ogden Nash

(1902-1971) U.S. light poet Progress might have been all right once, but it's gone one too long. www.english-slang.com

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(1902-1971) U.S. poet If called by a panther, don't anther. www.english-slang.com

Ogden Nash

(1902-1971) U.S. poet Middle age is when you have met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else and usually is. www.english-slang.com

Ogden Nash

(1902-1971) U.S. poet Children aren't happy without something to ignore, And that's what parents were created for. www.english-slang.com

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an expression "whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements… or from the general grammatical rules of a language"

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fork over a lot of money

[fork over a lot of money] {v. phr.} To pay an excessive amount of money often unwillingly. * /"According to my divorce […]

take at one's word

[take at one's word] {v. phr.} To believe everything (someone) says; to act on what is said. * /If you say you don't want […]

Don Marquis

(1878-1937) U.S. humoristpoet Bores bore each other, too, but it never seems to teach them anything.

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run for one's money

[run for one's money] {n. phr.} 1. A good fight; a hard struggle. - Usually used with "give" or "get". * /Our team didn't […]

stem the tide

[stem the tide] {v. phr.} To resist; hold back something of great pressure or strength. * /The way to stem the tide of […]

Albert Einstein

It has become appallingly clear that our technology has surpassed our humanity.