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Those you trust the most can steal the most.

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in trust

[in trust] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In safe care for another. * /The money was held by the hank in trust for the widow./ * /At his death Mr. Brown […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

name day

[name day] {n.} The day of the saint for whom a person is named. * /Lawrence's name day is August 10, the feast of St. Lawrence./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

brain trust

[brain trust] {n.} A group of specially trained, highly intelligent experts in a given field. * /Albert Einstein gathered a brain trust around himself at the Princeton Institute of Advanced […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

John Varley

(1947--), sci-fi author, Steel Beach Never trust anybody who says "trust me." Except just this once, of course. www.english-slang.com

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Harold Nicolson

(1886-1968) English diplomat The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.

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in tow

[in tow] {adj. phr.} 1. Being pulled. * /The tugboat had the large ocean liner in tow as they came into the harbor./ * /An […]

make a beeline for

[make a beeline for] {v. phr.} To go in a straight line toward. * /The runner made a beeline for first base./ * /When the […]

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easy mark

[easy mark] {n.} A foolishly generous person; one from whom it is easy to get money. * /Bill is known to all the […]

in force

[in force] {adj. phr.} 1. To be obeyed. * /New times for eating meals are now in force./ Syn.: [IN EFFECT]. 2. In a large […]

Peter de Vries

(1910--) U.S. writer I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.