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Jan King

Whoever thought up the word "Mammogram"? Every time I hear it, I think I'm supposed to put my breast in an envelope and send it to someone.

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send word

[send word] {v. phr.} To send notification to; advise. * /When his father fell seriously ill, we sent word to Mike to come home as quickly as possible./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

once upon a time

[once upon a time] {adv. phr.} Sometime before now, long ago. * /Once upon a time she was thought to be the most talented actress in the country./ - Often […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

take at one's word

[take at one's word] {v. phr.} To believe everything (someone) says; to act on what is said. * /If you say you don't want this coat, I'll take you at […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

word to the wise

[word to the wise] {n. phr.} A word of warning or advice which the intelligent person is expected to follow. - A proverb. * /I had once spoken to him […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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"very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid and ephemeral than ordinary language" (Random House Unabridged Dictionary) - learn ~600 slang expressions

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an expression "whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements… or from the general grammatical rules of a language"

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bring out

[bring out] {v.} 1. To cause to appear; make clear. * /His report brought out the foolishness of the plan./ * /Brushing […]

in the spotlight

[in the spotlight] {adv. phr.} In the center of attention, with everybody watching what one is doing. * /It must be […]

John Burton Brimer, writer

America is a place where Jewish merchants sell Zen love beads to agnostics for Christmas.

for hours on end

[for hours on end] {adv. phr.} For many hours; for a very long time. * /We have been trying to get this computer going for […]

master key

[master key] {n. phr.} A key that opens a set of different locks. * /The building janitor has a master key to all of the […]

Ed Howe

(1853-1937) U.S. journalist Everyone has something ancestral, even if it is nothing more than a disease.

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