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Chris Rock
(1966--)
U.S. comedianactor
Every town has the same two malls: the one white people go to and the one white people used to […]fall short
[fall short] {v.}
To fail to reach (some aim); not succeed.
* /His jump fell three inches short of the world record./
* […]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 […]jump on
[jump on] or [jump all over] or [land on] or [land all over] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To scold; criticize; blame.
* /Tom's […]lay out
[lay out] {v. phr.}
1. To prepare (a dead body) for burial.
* /The corpse was laid out by the undertaker./
2. {slang}
To […]
play the game
[play the game] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To obey the rules; do right; act fairly.
* /"That's not playing the game," we told him […]Wilson Mizner
(1876-1933)
U.S. wit
The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.Idioms to Learn Today
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