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Cynthia Heimel

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A woman needs a man like a fish needs a net.

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fish fry

[fish fry] {n.} An outdoor party or picnic at which fish are fried and eaten. * /The guests at the fish fry caught and cooked their own fish./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

fish

[fish] See: [COLD FISH], [KETTLE OF FISH], [NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL], [NOT THE ONLY FISH IN THE SEA], [OTHER FISH TO FRY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

other fish to fry

[other fish to fry] {n. phr.}, {informal} Other things to do; other plans. * /They wanted John to be the secretary, but he had other fish to fry./ * /Mary […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

neither fish nor fowl

[neither fish nor fowl] also [neither fish, flesh, nor fowl] Something or someone that does not belong to a definite group or known class; a strange person or thing; someone […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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