[see better days] {v. phr.} 1. To enjoy a better or happier life. * /Mr. Smith is poor now, but he will see better days./ 2. To become old, damaged, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

for days on end

[for days on end] {adv. phr.} For a long time; for many days. * /The American tourists tried to get used to Scottish pronunciation for days on end, but still […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

one of these days

[one of these days] or [some of these days] {adv. phr.} Someday; sometime soon. * /One of these days Herbert will be famous./ * /I'm going to do that sewing […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

days are numbered

[days are numbered] (Someone or something) does not have long to live or stay. * /The days of the old school building are numbered./ * /When a man becomes ninety […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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meet with

[meet with] {v.} 1. To meet (someone), usually by accident. * /In the woods he met with two strangers./ Syn.: [COME UPON]. […]

sales talk

[sales talk] {n.} A speech made to point out all the good reasons why the sale would help someone who might buy the product. […]

Benjamin Franklin

(1706-1790) One good husband is worth two good wives; for the scarcer things are, the more they're valued.

Cobweb

[Cobweb] A WWW site that never changes.

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Hugh Kingsmill

(1889-1949) British biographerpoet Friends are God's apology for relatives.

control room

[control room] {n.} A room containing the panels and switches used to control something (like a TV broadcast). * /While a […]

rough-and-tumble

[rough-and-tumble] 1. {n.} Very rough, hard fighting or arguing that does not follow any rules. * /There was a […]