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J. de La Bruyere

Life — a tragedy for those, who feels, and a comedy for those, who thinks.

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Mel Brooks

(1926--) U.S. comedian Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die. www.english-slang.com

John Osborne

(1929-1994) British playwright Asking a writer what he thinks about criticism is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs. www.english-slang.com

life

[life] See: [BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH], [BIG AS LIFE], [CAT HAS NINE LIVES], [CHARMED LIFE], [COME ALIVE OT COME TO LIFE], [FACTS OF LIFE], [FOR DEAR LIFE], [FOR THE LIFE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

change of heart

[change of heart] {n. phr.} A change in the way one feels or thinks about a given task, idea or problem to be solved. * /Joan had a change of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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"very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid and ephemeral than ordinary language" (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) - learn ~600 slang expressions

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an expression "whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements… or from the general grammatical rules of a language"

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dare say

[dare say] {v. phr.} To think probable; suppose; believe. - Used in first person. * /Mary is unhappy now but I dare say she […]

pot call the kettle black

[pot call the kettle black] {informal} The person who is criticizing someone else is as guilty as the person he accuses; the […]

all right for you

[all right for you] {interj.} I'm finished with you! That ends it between you and me! - Used by children. * /All right for […]

got a thing going

[got a thing going] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To be engaged in a pleasurable or profitable activity with someone else as a […]