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Bill Vaughan

(1915—1977)

Muscles come and go; flab lasts.

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Bill Vaughan

(1915-1977) When insects take over the world, we hope they will remember, with gratitude, how we took them along on all our picnics. www.english-slang.com

Bill Vaughan

(1915-1977) America is a land where a citizen will cross the ocean to fight for democracy--and won't even cross the street to vote in a national election. www.english-slang.com

muscle-bound

[muscle-bound] {adj.} Having your muscles large, hard, and tight from too much exercising; having muscles so developed that you can hardly move. * /Bob was big and strong, but he […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Mary Pettibone Poole

"He who laughs, lasts." www.english-slang.com

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In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

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[be set on] or [upon] {v. phr.} To be determined about something. * /Tow is set upon leaving his Chicago job for Tokyo, […]

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[sell short] {v.} To think (a person or thing) less good or valuable than is true; underestimate. * /Don't sell the team […]