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Peter Ustinov

(1921--)

British actor

Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth.

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make no bones

[make no bones] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To have no doubts; not to worry about right or wrong; not to be against. - Used with "about". * /Bill makes no […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

feel in one's bones

[feel in one's bones] or [know in one's bones] {v. phr.} To have an idea or feeling but not know why. * /I feel in my bones that tomorrow will […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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see better days

[see better days] {v. phr.} 1. To enjoy a better or happier life. * /Mr. Smith is poor now, but he will see better days./ […]

Zenna Schaffer

Give a man a fish and he has food for a day; teach him how to fish and you can get rid of him of the entire weekend.

YGM

[YGM] "You've got mail"

in one's tracks

[in one's tracks] {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. Just where one is at the moment; abruptly; immediately. * /The hunter's rifle […]

That's the story of my life...

[That's the story of my life...] Usually spoken when something goes wrong. * /I spent seven years writing a novel, but no […]

David Brown

Old wives don't die if they're getting alimony.

GOOD job

[GOOD job] A "Get-Out-Of-Debt" job. A well-paying job people take in order to pay off their debts, one that they will quit as […]

leg man

[leg man] {n.}, {informal} 1. An errand boy; one who performs messenger services, or the like. * /Joe hired a leg man for […]