[on the mend] {adj. phr.} Healing; becoming better. * /John's broken leg is on the mend./ * /Mary's relationship with Joan is on the mend./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

fence

[fence] See: [GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE], [MEND ONE'S FENCES], [ON THE FENCE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

mend one's ways

[mend one's ways] {v. phr.} To reform; change one's behavior from negative to positive. * /He had better mend his ways or he'll wind up in jail./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

mend

[mend] See: [ON THE MEND]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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gun for

[gun for] {v.}, {informal} 1. To hunt for with a gun; look hard for a chance to harm or defeat. * /The cowboy is gunning for […]

loose

[loose] See: [AT LOOSE ENDS], [CAST OFF] or [CAST LOOSE], [CUT LOOSE], [PLAY FAST AND LOOSE], [HAVE A SCREW LOOSE], [LET […]

La Rochefoucauld

In jealousy there is more of self love than of love to another.

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Albert Einstein

I am convinced that He (God) does not play dice.

French fried potato

[French fried potato] or [French fry] {n.} A narrow strip of potato fried in deep fat. - Usually used in the plural. * /Sue […]

speak volumes

[speak volumes] {v. phr.} To tell or show much in a way other than speaking; be full of meaning. * /The nice present she […]