[room with] {v. phr.} 1. To live in a furnished room with someone as a roommate without having an affair. * /I roomed with him in college for four years./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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call names

[call names] {v. phr.} To use ugly or unkind words when speaking to someone or when talking about someone. - Usually used by […]

slip of the pen

[slip of the pen] {n. phr.} The mistake of writing something different from what you should or what you planned. * /That was […]

Arthur Schopenhauer

(1788-1860), German philosopher The shortness of life, so often lamented, may be the best thing about it.

My Fair Lady - Why Can't The English?

"Why Can't The English?" lyrics from the movie "My Fair Lady": Henry: Look at her, a prisoner of the gutter, Condemned by […]

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John Osborne

(1929-1994) British playwright Asking a writer what he thinks about criticism is like asking a lamppost what it feels about […]

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In this remarkable and fully rockin' video, an Italian singer (Adriano Celentano) performs a rock piece whose lyrics are […]