[grease one's palm] or [grease the palm] {slang} 1. To pay a person for something done or given, especially dishonestly; bribe. * /Some politicians will help you if you grease […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

carry off the palm

[carry off the palm] or [bear off the palm] {v. phr.}, {literary} To gain the victory; win. * /John carried off the palm in the tennis championship match./ * /Our […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Madame de Stael

(1766-1817), French woman of letters The more I see of men, the more I like dogs.

Cube Farm

[Cube Farm] An office filled with cubicles.

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Reading / Flashcard learning set.Learn / refresh your knowledge against the set, then examine yourself by running flashcard […]

find oneself

[find oneself] {v. phr.} To find out what one is fitted for and succeed in that. * /Mary tried several lines of work, but at […]

pin curl

[pin curl] {n.} A curl made with a hair clip or bobby pin. * /Mary washed her hair and put it up in pin curls./ * /All the […]

Leo Rosten

(1908-1997) U.S. writer Don't blame God--he's only human.

out of the red

[out of the red] {adv. phr.} Having reached solvency; no longer in debt. * /Under the new management, our company finally […]

where the shoe pinches

[where the shoe pinches] {n. phr.}, {informal} Where or what the discomfort or trouble is. * /Johnny thinks the job is easy, […]