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My cup's been run over.

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Mark T. Shirey

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leave one's mark

[leave one's mark] {v. phr.} To leave an impression upon; influence someone. * /Tolstoy never won the Nobel Prize, but he left his mark on world literature./ See: [MAKE ONE'S […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

wide of the mark

[wide of the mark] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Far from the target or the thing aimed at. * /James threw a stone at the cat but it went wide […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

mark off

[mark off] {v. phr.} Mark with lines; lay out in sections. * /The field will be marked off in accordance with the special track events that will take place tomorrow./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Hugh Kingsmill

(1889-1949) British biographerpoet Friends are God's apology for relatives.

control room

[control room] {n.} A room containing the panels and switches used to control something (like a TV broadcast). * /While a […]

rough-and-tumble

[rough-and-tumble] 1. {n.} Very rough, hard fighting or arguing that does not follow any rules. * /There was a […]