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no sooner --- than

[no sooner --- than] As soon as; at once when; immediately when. * /No sooner did he signal to turn than the other car turned in front of him./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sooner or later

[sooner or later] {adv. phr.} At some unknown time in the future; sometime. * /John will come back sooner or later./ * /Grandpa is very slow about fixing things around […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Kozma Prutkov

The sooner you pass, the sooner you'll arrive. www.english-slang.com

had rather

[had rather] or [had sooner] {v.} To choose to (do one thing instead of another thing); like better to; would prefer to. - Used with an infinitive without "to". * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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into effect

[into effect] {adv. phr.} Into use or operation. * /The new rule was put into effect at once./ * /The judge ordered the old […]

skin and bones

[skin and bones] {n.} A person or animal that is very thin; someone very skinny. * /The puppy is healthy now, but when we […]

Irish curse

May she marry a ghost and bear him a kitten, and may the high king of glory permit it to get mange.

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corn ball

[corn ball] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A superficially sentimental movie or musical in which the word "love" is mentioned […]

tone down

[tone down] {v.} To make softer or quieter; make less harsh or strong; moderate. * /He toned down the sound of the TV./ * […]

Samuel Butler II

(1835-1902) A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

scally

[scally] {n.} A hooligan youth (Scouse), short for scallywag.