[under one's spell] {adv. phr.} Unable to resist one's influence. * /From the first moment they saw each other, Peter was under Nancy's spell./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Rita May Brown

(1944-- ) U.S. novelist Computer dating is fine, if you're a computer.

[B&] "Banned"

cough up

[cough up] {v.}, {slang} 1. To give (money) unwillingly; pay with an effort. * /Her husband coughed up the money for the […]

work on

[work on] also [work upon] {v.} 1. Have an effect on; influence. * /Some pills work on the nerves and make people feel more […]

lead a dog's life

[lead a dog's life] {v. phr.}, {informal} To live a hard life, work hard, and be treated unkindly. * /A new college student […]

turn an honest penny

[turn an honest penny] {v. phr.} To realize a good profit. * /Tom turned an honest penny in the soybean trading business./ […]

H.G. Wells

(1866-1946) English author If at the end your cheerfulness is not justified, at any rate you will have been cheerful.

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