[at home] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In the place where you live or come from. * /I went to his house, but he was not at home./ * /Americans […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make oneself at home

[make oneself at home] {v. phr.} To feel comfortable; act as if you were in your own home. * /If you get to my house before I do, help yourself […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

home

[home] See: [AT HOME], [BRING HOME], [BRING HOME THE BACON], [CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST], [CLOSE TO HOME], [CONVALESCENT HOME] or [NURSING HOME] or [REST HOME], [KEEP THE HOME FIRES […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

house

[house] See: [BOARDING HOUSE REACH], [BRING DOWN THE HOUSE], [PUN HOUSE], [HASH HOUSE], [KEEP HOUSE], [ON THE HOUSE], [PARISH HOUSE], [PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW STONES], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Ambrose Bierce

(1842-1914) U.S. writer Before undergoing a surgical operation, arrange your temporal affairs. You may live.

smooth over

[smooth over] {v.} To make something seem better or more pleasant; try to excuse. * /Bill tried to smooth over his argument […]

so help me

[so help me] {interj.}, {informal} I promise; I swear; may I be punished if I lie. * /I've told you the truth, so help me./ […]

Albert Einstein

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

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running commentary

[running commentary] {n. phr.} A continual series of remarks. * /My chiropractor gives me a running commentary on the health […]

see stars

[see stars] {v. phr.}, {informal} To imagine you are seeing stars as a result of being hit on the head. * /When Ted was hit […]