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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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fifty-fifty

[fifty-fifty] (2) {adj.}, {informal} 1. Divided or shared equally. * /It will be a fifty-fifty arrangement; half the money […]

up the creek

[up the creek] or [up the creek without a paddle] {adj. phr.}, {informal} In trouble or difficulty and unable to do anything […]

Aristotle

(384-322 B.C.), Greek philosopher My friends! There are no friends.

Brain Fart

[Brain Fart] A byproduct of a bloated mind producing information effortlessly; a burst of useful information. * /"I know […]

make one step at a time

[make one (little) step at a time] to do something gradually. Little by little. * /Breaking old habits isn't easy so take the […]

Ogden Nash

(1902-1971), Will Consider Situation People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

SITCOMs

[SITCOMs] ("Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage") What yuppies turn into when they have children and one of them […]

do a job on

[do a job on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To damage badly; do harm to; make ugly or useless. * /The baby did a job on Mary's book./ * […]