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hold the fort
[hold the fort] {v. phr.} 1. To defend a fort successfully; fight off attackers. * /The little group held the fort for days  […]
standard time
[standard time] also [slow time] {n.} Clock time that is set by law or agreement in a country or in part of a country;  […]
Mohammed Ali
(1942--) U.S. boxer To be a great champion, you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are.
Rude Americans - Do you speak English?
From time to time overseas we always tend to see American tourists not bothering to learn the countries' language but instead  […]
Robert A. Heinlein
(1907-1988), US science-fiction novelist Being intelligent is not a felony. But most societies evaluate it as at least a  […]
guru
[guru] An expert in some technical topic, such as C programming or Unix system administration
put up to
[put up to] {v. phr.}, {informal} To talk to and make do; persuade to; get to do. * /Older boys put us up to painting the  […]
stop over
[stop over] {v.} To stay at a place overnight or for some other short time while on a trip elsewhere. * /When we came back  […]
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