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Brendan Francis

What an author likes to write most is his signature on the back of a cheque.

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write up

[write up] {v.} 1. To write the story of; describe in writing; give a full account of. * /Reporters from many newspapers are here to write up the game./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

back

[back] See: [BACK OF] or [IN BACK OF], [BEHIND ONE'S BACK], [BRUSH BACK], [COME BACK], [CUT BACK], [DOUBLE BACK], [DRAW BACK], [DROP BACK]. [EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE'S HEAD], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

the likes of

[the likes of] {informal} Something like or similar to; something of the same kind as. * /I have never seen the likes of John./ * /It was a chocolate sundae […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Brendan Behan

(1923-1964), Irish writer When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in […] www.english-slang.com

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on the hour

[on the hour] {adv. phr.} Each time the hour has zero minutes and zero seconds. * /The uptown bus goes past the school on […]

straw

[straw] See: [GIVE A HANG], [GRASP AT A STRAW], [GRASP AT STRAWS], [LAST STRAW] or [STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK], […]

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

(1779-1848) English Prime Minister It is tiresome to hear education discussed, tiresome to educate, and tiresome to be […]

handbags

[handbags] {n.} a harmless fight especially between two women. (from "handbags at dawn" an allusion to duelling)

Milt Abel

U.S. comedian For birth control, I rely on my personality.

China232

Great ESL Podcast with Free Study Guide A great site for Intermediate to Advanced ESL students. Two brothers from Canada […]

stash bag

[stash bag] or [stuff bag] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A small bag containing marijuana cigarettes or the ingredients for […]

time

[time] See: [ABOUT TIME], [AGAINST TIME], [AT A TIME], [AT ONE TIME], [AT THE SAME TIME], [AT TIMES], [BEHIND THE […]