[chain-smoke] {v.} To smoke cigarettes or cigars one after another without stopping. * /Mr. Jones is very nervous. He chain-smokes cigars./ [chain smoker] {n.} * /Mr. Jones is a chain […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

chain gang

[chain gang] {n.} A group of convicts or slaves in the old South who were chained together. * /Chain gangs are no longer an acceptable way of punishment, according to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

chain stores

[chain stores] {n.} A series of stores in different locations, joined together under one ownership and general management. * /The goods in chain stores tend to be more uniform than […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Artemus Ward

(1834-1867), "The Census" Did you ever have the measles, and if so, how many?

Richard the Third

[Richard the Third] {n.} A piece of excrement (rhyming slang Richard the Third = turd).

here and now

[here and now] (2) {n.} The present time and place; today. * /He enjoys the pleasures of the here and now and never worries […]

take charge

[take charge] {v. phr.} To begin to lead or control; take control or responsibility; undertake the care or management (of […]

George Gordon Bryan

(1788-1824) English poet Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen.

fuck around

[fuck around] {v. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} 1. To be promiscuous. * /John fucks around with the secretaries./ 2. To play […]

here goes

[here goes] {interj.}, {informal} I am ready to begin; I am now ready and willing to take the chance; I am hoping for the […]