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Earl Wilson

(1907—1987), American newspaper columnist from Field Newspaper Syndicate

An exhaustive study of police records shows that no woman has ever shot her husband while he was doing the dishes.

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Earl Wilson

(1907-1987), American newspaper columnist for the Field Newspaper Syndicate An exhaustive study of police records shows that no woman has ever shot her husband while he was doing the dishes. www.english-slang.com

Earl Wilson

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[dig out] {v.} 1. To find by searching; bring out (something) that was put away. * /Jack dug his sled out of the cellar./ * /The newspaper printed an old […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Dennis Miller

U.S. comedian (1953-- ) A recent police study found that you're much more likely to get shot by a fat cop if you run. www.english-slang.com

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Rogers Hornsby

(1896-1963) U.S. baseball player I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.

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[fit] {adj.} sexually attractive (Afro-Carribean).

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green around the gills

[green around the gills] or [pale around the gills] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Pale-faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. […]

live off someone

[live off someone] {v. phr.} To be supported by someone. * /Although Eric is already 40 years old, he has no job and […]

cheat on someone

[cheat on someone] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be unfaithful (to one's wife or husband, or to one's sweetheart or fiancee). * […]

out-and-out

[out-and-out] {adj.} Extreme; complete; thorough. * /The candidate was an out-and-out conservative./ * /It was out-and-out […]

Garrison Keillor

(1942--) U.S. writer Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.