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Charles Wolf Jr.

U.S. economist

Those who don't study the past will repeat its errors. Those who do study it will find some other ways to err.

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[quick study] {n. phr.} One who acquires new skills and habits in record time. * /Sue is new at her job but people have confidence in her because she is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[brown study] {n. phr.} A time of deep thought about something; a deep thoughtful mood. * /When his wife found him, he had pushed away his books and was in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

study

[study] See: [BROWN STUDY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[cut both ways] or [cut two ways] {v. phr.} To have two effects; cause injury to both sides. * /People who gossip find it cuts both ways./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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