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Howard Ogden

Don't take yourself too seriously. And don't be too serious about not taking yourself too seriously.

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Howard Ogden

Life is too short to balance a checkbook. www.english-slang.com

taking pictures

[taking pictures] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {citizen's band radio jargon} To use a radar-operated speed indicator in order to enforce the 55 MPH speed limit. * /The Smokeys are taking pictures!/ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

let down

[let down] 1. To allow to descend; lower. * /Harry let the chain saw down on a rope and then climbed down himself./ 2. To relax; stop trying so hard; […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Ogden Nash

(1902-1971) U.S. poet If called by a panther, don't anther. www.english-slang.com

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Albert Einstein

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OUACOWA

[OUACOWA] "Open Up A Can Of Whoop-Ass", meaning an amaizing thing. Coined from the roleplay game Unknown Armies.

give one enough rope and he will hang himself

[give one enough rope and he will hang himself] {informal} Give a bad person enough time and freedom to do as he pleases, […]

steal a march on

[steal a march on] {v. phr.} To get ahead of someone by doing a thing unnoticed; get an advantage over. * /The army stole a […]

Ed Greif

It takes about a week of treatment to cure a cold, but without treatment it takes about seven days.

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clear the air

[clear the air] {v. phr.} To remove angry feelings, misunderstanding, or confusion. * /The President's statement that he […]

every single

[every single] or [every last] {adj. phr.} Every. - Used for emphasis. * /She dropped the box, and when she opened it, every […]