(1822-1888) British poet (Ironically enough, some biographies describe his poetry as sometimes sounding too much like prose....) Prose is when all of the lines except the last one go on […] www.english-slang.com

Dorothy Parker

(1893-1967) U.S. poet This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force. www.english-slang.com

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Guy Wemore Carryl, "Beer," The Mauve Decade

It takes two bodies to make one seduction.

off one's head (or out of one's head)

[off one's head (or out of one's head)] {adj.} Mad or delirious.

all eyes

[all eyes] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Wide-eyed with surprise or curiosity; watching very closely. - Used in the predicate. * […]

eyes in the back of one's head

[eyes in the back of one's head] {n. phr.}, {informal} Ability to know what happens when your back is turned. * /Mother must […]