[settle down] {v.} 1. To live more quietly and sensibly; have a regular place to live and a regular job; stop acting wildly or carelessly, especially by growing up. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Alexander Woolcott

(1887-1943) The English have an extraordinary ability for flying into a great calm. www.english-slang.com

at all hours

[at all hours] {adv. phr.} Any time; all the time; at almost any time. * /The baby cried so much that we were up at all hours trying to calm […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Dean McLaughlin

U.S. sci-fi author Welcome thy neighbor to thy fallout shelter. He'll come in handy if you run out of food.

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improve on

[improve on] or [improve upon] {v.} To make or get one that is better than (another). * /Dick made good marks the first […]

make way

[make way] {v. phr.} To move from in front so someone can go through; stand aside. * /The people made way for the king./ * […]

off-color

[off-color] or [off-colored] {adj.} 1. Not of the proper hue or shade; not matching a standard color sample. * /The […]

sleep a wink

[sleep a wink] {v. phr.} To get a moment's sleep; enjoy a bit of sleep. - Used in negative and conditional statements and in […]

take out

[take out] {v. phr.} 1. To ask for and fill in. * /Mary and John took out a marriage license./ 2. To begin to run. * […]

Edgar Allan Poe

(1804-1849) U.S. author My best friend would be the man who [blew my brains out] with a pistol.