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Norman Juster

U.S. writer

You can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and still come out completely dry. Most people do.

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in the swim

[in the swim] {adj. phr.} Doing the same things that other people are doing; following the fashion (as in business or social affairs); busy with what most people are doing. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

out of the swim

[out of the swim] {adj. phr.} Not doing what others are doing; not active in business or social affairs. * /Mary had to stay home and take care of Mother […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

swim against the current

[swim against the current] or [swim against the stream] {v. phr.} To do the opposite of what most people want to do; go against the way things are happening; struggle […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

G. Norman Collie

(1859 - 1942) U.S. Grandchildren don't make a man feel old; it's the knowledge that he's married to a grandmother. www.english-slang.com

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pot call the kettle black

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all right for you

[all right for you] {interj.} I'm finished with you! That ends it between you and me! - Used by children. * /All right for […]

got a thing going

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