[take for granted] {v. phr.} 1. To suppose or understand to be true. * /Mr. Harper took for granted that the invitation included his wife./ * /A teacher cannot take […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

letdown

[letdown] {n.} A disappointment; a heartbreak. * /It was a major letdown for John when Mary refused to marry him./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

body blow

[body blow] {n.}, {informal} A great disappointment; a bitter failure. * /When he failed to get on the team it came as a body blow to him./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

girl friend

[girl friend] {n.}, {informal} 1. A female friend or companion. * /Jane is spending the night at her girlfriend's house./ 2. A boy's steady girl; the girl or woman partner […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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chum around with

[chum around with] {v. phr.} 1. To be close friends with someone. * /They have been chumming around with one another for […]

sign one's own death warrant

[sign one's own death warrant] {v. phr.} To cause your own death or the loss of something you want very much. * /Mr. Carter […]

Albert Einstein

We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.

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Edward Burlingame

I love cats. I even think we have one at home.

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nonce

[nonce] {n.} Sex offender, most commonly a child molester. (Prison slang)