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Thomas Alva Edison

(1847—1931)

U.S. inventor

Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.

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few and far between

[few and far between] {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. - Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Humor results when society says you can't scratch certain things in public, but they itch in public. www.english-slang.com

Calvin Coolidge, quoted by Stanley Waler in City Editor, page 131

When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results. www.english-slang.com

reckon with

[reckon with] {v.} To consider as one of the things which may change a situation; consider (something) that will make a difference in the results. * /The coach said the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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like father, like son

[like father, like son] A son is usually like his father in the way he acts. - A proverb. * /Frank's father has been on the […]

George Mikes

(1912-1987), Hungarian writer and humorist On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners.

cause eyebrows to raise

[cause eyebrows to raise] {v. phr.} To do something that causes consternation; to shock others. * /When Algernon entered […]

go at

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[to reap the benefit of sth.] {v. phr.} — to gain advantages of sth. * /Investors struggle to reap the benefits of […]

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[UFIA] "Unsolicited finger in the anus"

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