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Marvin Kitman

U.S. TV critic and author, Newsday columnist

If God wanted us to be brave, why did he give us legs?

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sea legs

[sea legs] {n. phr.} 1. Adjustment to being in a boat that is rocking on the sea. * /This is my first transatlantic trip so give me a day to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on one's last legs

[on one's last legs] {adj. phr.} Failing; near the end. * /The blacksmith's business is on its last legs./ * /The dog is old and sick. He is on his […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Franz Kafka

(1884-1924) Lawyers: persons who write a 10000 word document and call it a brief.

IKON

[IKON] "ikonBoard, also spelled as IKN"

creature of habit

[creature of habit] {n. phr.} A person who does things out of habit rather than by thought. * /Our boss is a creature of […]

out of town

[out of town] {adv. phr.} Having left one's usual residence or place of work on a longer trip. * /"Mr. Smith is out of town […]

matter of record

[matter of record] {n. phr.} A fact or event that is kept officially as a legal record. * /If you are convicted of speeding […]

screw around

[screw around] {v. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} To hang around idly without accomplishing anything, to loaf about, to beat or […]

R.B. Cunningham-Graham

(1852-1936) in letter to Teddy Roosevelt, 1917 God forbid that I should go to any heaven in which there are no horses.

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