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Alex Levin

The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.

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within reason

[within reason] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Within the limits of good sense; in reasonable control or check; moderate. * /I want you to have a good time tonight, within reason./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

reason

[reason] See: [IN REASON], [LISTEN TO REASON], [RHYME OR REASON], [STAND TO REASON], [WITHIN REASON]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

rhyme or reason

[rhyme or reason] {n. phr.} A good plan or reason; a reasonable purpose or explanation. - Used in negative, interrogative, or conditional sentences. * /Don could see no rhyme or […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

stand to reason

[stand to reason] {v. phr.} To seem very likely from the known facts. * /If you have a driver's license, it stands to reason you can drive./ * /Joe is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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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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big top

[big top] {n.} The main tent under which a circus gives its show; the circus and circus life. * /Lillian Leitzel was one of […]

on schedule

[on schedule] (1) {adv. phr.} As planned or expected; at the right time. * /The school bus arrived at school on schedule./ […]

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10 fingers...10 toes. Aw, crap! I'm metric!

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[Chainsaw Consultant] An outside expert brought in to reduce the employee head count, leaving the top brass with clean hands.

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Mark Twain

(1835-1910) Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.

bogroll

[bogroll] {n.} Toilet paper.

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