Brief Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang […] Wikipedia

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impose on

[impose on] {v.} To try to get more from (a person who is helping you) than he or she intended to give. * /Don't you think […]

steal a march on

[steal a march on] {v. phr.} To get ahead of someone by doing a thing unnoticed; get an advantage over. * /The army stole a […]

Friedrich Nietzsche

Speaking generally, punishment hardens and numbs, it produces concentration, it sharpens the consciousness of alienation, it […]

Simple Difficulties - Live vs. Leave

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Idioms to Learn Today

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baloney

[baloney] {n.}, {informal} Nonsense, unbelievable, trite, or trivial. * /John brags that he's won the $10 million lottery, […]

eager beaver

[eager beaver] {n. phr.}, {slang} A person who is always eager to work or do anything extra, perhaps to win the favor of his […]

Dave Barry

U.S. humorist Bad grammar is the leading cause of slow, painful death in North America.