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Susan Brownmiller

(1935--)

U.S. feminist writer

Women are all female impersonators to some degree.

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Canada is a county so square that even the female impersonators are women. www.english-slang.com

Letty Cottin Pogrebin

(1939--) U.S. feminist journalist Boys don't make passes at female smartasses. www.english-slang.com

[to a degree] {adv. phr.} 1. {Chiefly British} Very; to a large extent. * /In some things I am ignorant to a degree./ 2. Somewhat; slightly; in a small way; […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

(1947--) U.S. writer There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper. www.english-slang.com

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hold one's breath

[hold one's breath] {v. phr.} 1. To stop breathing for a moment when you are excited or nervous. * /The race was so close […]

stick to one's ribs

[stick to one's ribs] or [stick to the ribs] {v. phr.}, {informal} To keep you from getting hungry again too quickly. * […]

Marcus Tullius Cicero

(160-43 B.C.), Roman philosopher No sane man will dance.

[BFN] "Bye for now"

[BBS] "Be back soon", or "bulletin board system/service"

(1935--) U.S. editorial cartoonist Never play cat and mouse games if you're a mouse.

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