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John Irving

(1942--)

U.S. novelist

The object of war is to survive it.

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George Bernard Shaw

(1856-1950) If the British can survive their meals, they can survive anything. www.english-slang.com

money is no object

[money is no object] {informal sentence} The price of something is irrelevant. * /Please show me your most beautiful mink coat; money is no object./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

John Barrymore

(1882-1942) U.S. actor You can't drown yourself in drink. I've tried, you float. www.english-slang.com

John Barrymore

(1882-1942) U.S. actor My wife was too beautiful for words, but not for arguments. www.english-slang.com

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Mel Brooks

(1926--) U.S. comedian Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.

Umfriend

[Umfriend] One with whom one has a sexual relationship; as in: * /"...this is Dale, my umfriend."/

cross-check

[cross-check] (1) {v.} To test the truth of by examining in different ways or by seeing different reports about. * /If you […]

pin down

[pin down] {v.} 1a. To keep (someone) from moving; make stay in a place or position; trap. * /Mr. Jones' leg was pinned down […]

BBS

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

Elbert Hubbard

(1856-1915), The Note-Book, 1927 A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist.

brown-tongue

[brown-tongue] {n.} Sycophant, toady or someone who attempts to curry favour with another (from the idea of licking another's […]