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Mel Brooks

(1926--)

U.S. comedian

If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.

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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

box office

[box office] {n.}, {informal} 1. The place at movies and theaters where tickets may be purchased just before the performance instead of having ordered them through the telephone or having […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Brooks Hayes

U.S. Congressman Behind every successful man stands a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law. www.english-slang.com

Henry Brooks Adams

(1838-1918) U.S. historian It is impossible to underrate human intelligence--beginning with one's own. www.english-slang.com

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Albert Einstein

Never regard study as a duty but as an enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of […]

OUACOWA

[OUACOWA] "Open Up A Can Of Whoop-Ass", meaning an amaizing thing. Coined from the roleplay game Unknown Armies.

give one enough rope and he will hang himself

[give one enough rope and he will hang himself] {informal} Give a bad person enough time and freedom to do as he pleases, […]

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 […]

Ed Greif

It takes about a week of treatment to cure a cold, but without treatment it takes about seven days.

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clear the air

[clear the air] {v. phr.} To remove angry feelings, misunderstanding, or confusion. * /The President's statement that he […]

every single

[every single] or [every last] {adj. phr.} Every. - Used for emphasis. * /She dropped the box, and when she opened it, every […]