[clean bill of health] {n. phr.} 1. A certificate that a person or animal has no infectious disease. * /The government doctor gave Jones a clean bill of health when […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Shelley Winters

(1920--), US movie actress We had a lot in common. I loved him and he loved him. www.english-slang.com

Mary Jo Crowley, Comedy Writing Secrets by Melvin Helitzer

It is better to have loved a small man than never to have loved a tall. www.english-slang.com

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Jesse Jackson

(1941--) U.S. activist Your children need your presence more than your presents.

come a cropper

[come a cropper] 1. To fall off your horse. * /John's horse stumbled, and John came a cropper./ 2. To fail. * /Mr. Brown […]

odds and ends

[odds and ends] {n. phr.} Miscellaneous items; remnants. * /After the great annual clearance sale there were only a few odds […]

jump on the bandwagon

[jump on the bandwagon] or [get on the bandwagon] {v. phr.}, {informal} To join a popular cause or movement. * /At the last […]

William Shakespeare

(1564-1616) I wonder men dare trust themselves with men.

Swiped Out

[Swiped Out] An ATM or credit card that has been used so much its magnetic strip is worn away.

brazen it out

[brazen it out] {v. phr.} To pretend you did nothing wrong; be suspected, accused, or scolded without admitting you did wrong; […]

good for

[good for] or [hurrah for] {adj. phr.} Used with a name or pronoun to praise someone. * /Good for George! He won the […]