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Cynthia Heimel

U.S. humorist

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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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

[go at] {v.} 1. To start to fight with; attack. * /The dog and the cat are going at each other again./ 2. To make a […]

Gypsy proverb

There are always two sides to a prediction.

reap the benefit of

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

UFIA

[UFIA] "Unsolicited finger in the anus"

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