[just for the fun of it] {adv. phr.} Merely as a matter of amusement. * /"I'll bring a goat to class," Bob said to his classmates, "just for the fun […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

think a great deal of

[think a great deal of] or "think a lot of" also "think much of" {v. phr.} To consider to be very worthy, valuable, or important; to esteem highly. * /Mary […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

give a pain

[give a pain] {v. phr.}, {slang} To make (you) disgusted; annoy. * /Ann's laziness gives her mother a pain./ * /John's bad manners give his teacher a pain./ Compare: [PAIN […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Orson Welles

(1915 - 1985) U.S. actor My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.

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American Radio

A funny sketch by Russian comedy guys (Timur Batrutdinov, Garik Kharlamov, Garik Martirosyan and Andrey Skorokhod) that shows […]

can't help but

[can't help but] {informal} also {formal} [cannot but] {v. phr.} To be forced to; can only; must. * /When the streets are […]

leg to stand on

[leg to stand on] {n. phr.} A firm foundation of facts; facts to support your claim. - Usually used in the negative. * […]

conk out

[conk out] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To fall asleep suddenly with great fatigue or after having drunk too much. * /We […]

within reason

[within reason] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Within the limits of good sense; in reasonable control or check; moderate. * /I want […]

George Bernard Shaw

(1856-1950), Irish author If we have come to think that the nursery and the kitchen are the natural sphere of a woman, we […]