[lay to rest] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To put a dead person into a grave or tomb; bury. * /President Kennedy was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery./ 2. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Stephen Baker, author of How To Live with a Neurotic Cat

Kittens are born with their eyes shut. They open them in about six days, take a look around, then close them again for the […]

hawk

[hawk] {v.} To spit.

beat one's gums

[beat one's gums] {v. phr.}, {slang} To engage in idle talk, or meaningless chatter; generally to talk too much. * /"Stop […]

penny wise and pound foolish

[penny wise and pound foolish] Wise or careful in small things but not careful enough in important things. - A proverb. * […]

neither here nor there

[neither here nor there] {adj. phr.} Not important to the thing being discussed; off the subject; not mattering. * /Perhaps […]

tread water

[tread water] {v. phr.} To keep the head above water with the body in an upright position by moving the feet as if walking. […]

Thomas Alva Edison

(1847-1931) U.S. inventor Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.

Assmosis

[Assmosis] The process by which some people seem to absorb success and advancement by kissing up to the boss rather than […]