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[as good as go] {adv. phr.} In the phrase, I'd as […]

[bank-bill] {n. phr.} A bank-note. Neither Johnson nor the other lexicographers […]

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[Norp] from pr0n. Used to discreetly speak of pornography without alerting the attention of others (less obvious in meaning […]

[good faith] {n.} 1. Belief in another person's honesty; trust. * /Uncle Dick let me have the keys to his candy store to […]

[take by storm] {v. phr.} 1. To capture by a sudden or very bold attack. * /The army did not hesitate. They took the town by […]

(1879-1935) U.S. humorist What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.

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The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.

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[end in itself] {n. phr.} Something wanted for its own sake; a purpose, aim, or goal we want for itself alone and not as a way […]