[port of call] {n. phr.} 1. Any of the ports that a ship visits after the start of a voyage and before the end; a port where passengers or cargo […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

at one's beck and call

[at one's beck and call] or [at the beck and call of] {adj. phr.} Ready and willing to do whatever someone asks; ready to serve at a moment's notice. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on call

[on call] {adj. phr.} 1. Having to be paid on demand. * /Jim didn't have the money ready even though he knew the bill was on call./ 2. Ready and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

call it a day

[call it a day] {v. phr.} To declare that a given day's work has been accomplished and go home; to quit for the day. * /"Let's call it a day," […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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make one step at a time

[make one (little) step at a time] to do something gradually. Little by little. * /Breaking old habits isn't easy so take the […]

Ogden Nash

(1902-1971), Will Consider Situation People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

SITCOMs

[SITCOMs] ("Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage") What yuppies turn into when they have children and one of them […]

do a job on

[do a job on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To damage badly; do harm to; make ugly or useless. * /The baby did a job on Mary's book./ * […]

do for

[do for] {v.}, {informal} To cause the death or ruin of; cause to fail. - Used usually in the passive form "done for". * /The […]

Anton Chekhov

(1860-1904), Russian physicianauthor If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry.

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