[nobody's fool] {n. phr.} A smart person; a person who knows what he is doing; a person who can take care of himself. * /In the classroom and on the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

natural-born

[natural-born] {adj.} 1. Being a (citizen) because you were born in the country. * /Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt came to the United States from Germany and are naturalized citizens but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

anything like

[anything like] or [anywhere near] {adv.} Nearly. - Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences, often in the negative forms "nothing like" or "nowhere near". * /It's not anything like […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Albert Einstein

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this […]

Cat's exorcism

Are you able to get a word? :) He is evicting demons!

at once

[at once] {adv. phr.} 1. Without delay; right now or right then; immediately. * /Put a burning match next to a piece of […]

raise one's sights

[raise one's sights] {v. phr.} To aim high; be ambitious. * /Teenage boys sometimes think too much of themselves and have a […]

chime in

[chime in] {v.} 1. {informal} To join in. * /The whole group chimed in on the chorus./ * /When the argument got hot, John […]

lay to

[lay to] {v.} 1. To give the blame or credit to; to name as cause. * /He was unpopular and when he made money, it was laid […]

Mark Twain

(1835-1910) All religions issue Bibles against Satan, and say the most injurious things against him, but we never hear his […]

Percussive Maintenance

[Percussive Maintenance] The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.