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Sir Thomas Beecham

(1879—1961), Beecham Stories, 1978

No woman is worth the loss of a night's sleep.

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sleep on

[sleep on] {v.} To postpone a decision about. * /We asked Judy if she would join our club and she answered that she would sleep on it./ * /We will […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

put to sleep

[put to sleep] {v. phr.} 1. To cause to fall asleep. * /Mother used to put us to sleep by telling us a good-night story and giving us a kiss./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sleep a wink

[sleep a wink] {v. phr.} To get a moment's sleep; enjoy a bit of sleep. - Used in negative and conditional statements and in questions. * /I didn't sleep a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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hang-up

[hang-up] {n.}, {informal} (stress on "hang") 1. A delay in some process. * /The mail has been late for several days; there […]

heavenly days!

[heavenly days!] {interj.}, {informal} Exclamation of amazement and disbelief with negative coloring. * /Heavenly days! Look […]

for the life of one

[for the life of one] {adv.}, {informal} No matter how hard you try. - Used for emphasis with negative statements. * /I […]

sign of the times

[sign of the times] {n. phr.} A characteristic of the times in which one lives. * /It is a sad sign of the times that all […]

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