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Dorothy Sayers
No, no, there must be a limit to the baseness even of publishers.
first
[first] See: [AT FIRST BLUSH], [AT FIRST SIGHT], [CAST THE FIRST STONE], [GET TO FIRST BASE] or [REACH FIRST BASE], [IN  […]
slip a cog
[slip a cog] or [slip a gear] {v. phr.}, {slang} To make a mistake. * /I must have been slipping a cog when I said that I  […]
hard way
[hard way] {n.} The harder or more punishing of two or more ways to solve a problem, do something, or learn something. - Used  […]
worth a cent
[worth a cent] {adj. phr.} Worth anything; of any value. - Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences. *  […]
Carolyn Kenmore, Mannequin: My Life as a Model
If you can learn from hard knocks, you can also learn from soft touches.
newb
[newb] Short for "newbie"; meaning someone who is new, usually at a game.
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