[within bounds] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Inside of the boundary lines in a game; on or inside of the playing field. * /You must hit the ball inside the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

out of bounds

[out of bounds] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Outside of the boundary lines in a game; not on or inside the playing field. * /Bill thought he had scored a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

leap

[leap] See: [BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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bone

[bone] See: [BRED IN THE BONE], [FEEL IN ONE'S BONES] or [KNOW IN ONE'S BONES], [FUNNY BONE], [MAKE NO BONES], [SKIN AND […]

in the --- place

[in the --- place] {adv. phr.} As the (first or second or third, etc.) thing in order or importance; first, second, or third, […]

Sue Grafton

(1940--) U.S. mystery writer If high heels were so wonderful, men would still be wearing them.

Dorito Syndrome

[Dorito Syndrome] The feeling of emptiness and dissatisfaction triggered by addictive substances that lack nutritional […]

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less than

[less than] {adv.} Not; little. * /We were busy and less than delighted to have company that day./ * /The boys were less […]

pet name

[pet name] {n. phr.} A special or abbreviated name indicating affection. * /He never calls his wife her real name, […]

Michel de Montaigne

(1533-1592), French essayist For more than 40 years I have been speaking prose without knowing.