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[play cat and mouse with] {v. phr.} To tease or fool (someone) by pretending to let him go free and then catching him again. […]

[regain one's feet] {v. phr.} To get back up again after falling down. * /Tom fell while he skied down the hill but he […]

(1819-1892) U.S. poet The Americans, like the English, probably make love worse than any other race.

[party animal] {n. phr.} 1. A person who loves parties. * /That kid is such a party animal. He takes every opportunity he […]

[water over the dam] or [water under the bridge] {n. phr.} Something that happened in the past and cannot be changed. * […]

[wear thin] {v.} 1. To become thin from use, wearing, or the passing of time. * /My old pair of pants has worn thin at the […]

(1947--) U.S. humorist Politicians are interested in people. Not that this is a good thing. Fleas are interested in dogs.

[all piss and wind] {n.} All talk and no action. Originally the phrase was, "all wind and piss" (19th C).