[going for one] {adj. phr.} Working to help; in one's favor. * /The young woman surely will get the job; she has everything going for her./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

Rudyard Kipling

(1865-1936), "The Betrothed" And a woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke. www.english-slang.com

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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 […]