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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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(1743-1826) U.S. President I cannot live without books.

[Irritainment] Entertainment and media spectacles that are annoying, but you find yourself unable to stop watching them. The […]

[first-string] {adj.}, {informal} 1. On the starting team or A team. * /He was the first-string quarterback./ 2. Of the […]

[for the best] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} good or best; not bad as thought; lucky; well, happily. * /Maybe it's for the best that […]

(1918--) U.S. radio commentator In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.

[sad sack] {n. phr.} {informal} An inept person who makes mistakes despite good intentions. See: [double-trouble]

[as long as] or [so long as] {conj.} 1. Since; because; considering that. * /As long as you are going to town anyway, you […]

[on pins and needles] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Worried; nervous. * /Jane's mother was on pins and needles because Jane was […]