[old country] {n. phr.} Primarily Europe, but also any country other than the United States where one originally came from. * /Al's wife was born in Chicago but Al himself […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

open-door policy

[open-door policy] {n. phr.} A policy that states that newcomers are welcome to join the company, firm, or country in question. * /During the nineteenth century the United States had […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

take the fifth

[take the fifth] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Taking refuge behind the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States which guarantees any witness the right not to incriminate himself […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Will Rogers

(1879-1935) U.S. humorist The United States never lost a war or won a conference. www.english-slang.com

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hard way

[hard way] {n.} The harder or more punishing of two or more ways to solve a problem, do something, or learn something. - Used […]

worth a cent

[worth a cent] {adj. phr.} Worth anything; of any value. - Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences. * […]

Carolyn Kenmore, Mannequin: My Life as a Model

If you can learn from hard knocks, you can also learn from soft touches.

newb

[newb] Short for "newbie"; meaning someone who is new, usually at a game.

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Guy Wemore Carryl, "Beer," The Mauve Decade

It takes two bodies to make one seduction.

off one's head (or out of one's head)

[off one's head (or out of one's head)] {adj.} Mad or delirious.

all eyes

[all eyes] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Wide-eyed with surprise or curiosity; watching very closely. - Used in the predicate. * […]