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Elmer Davis
(1890-1958)
The first and greatest commandment is: Don't let them scare you.due to
[due to] {prep.}
Because of; owing to; by reason of.
* /His injury was due to his careless use of the shotgun./
* /Joe's […]flesh
[flesh]
See:
[IN PERSON] also [IN THE FLESH],
[NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL] also [NEITHER FISH],
[FLESH, NOR FOWL],
[PRESS THE […]Fran Lebowitz
(1950--)
U.S. writer
Your life story would not make a good book. Don't even try.
Russell Peters - "!xobile Click Name"
What's so funny about a click in a name? Watch this!IOW
[IOW]
"In other words"give rise to
[give rise to] {v. phr.}
To be the reason for; cause.
* /A branch floating in the water gave rise to Columbus' hopes that […]
wrong
[wrong]
See:
[BARK UP THE WRONG TREE],
[BET ON THE WRONG HORSE],
[GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT],
[GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF […]This is what has recently happened on English-Slang.com
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