[friends with] Friendly to; a friend of. * /Alice found several girls to be friends with on the first day of school./ * /At first I didn't like John, but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make up

[make up] {v.} (stress on "up") 1. To make by putting things or parts together. * /A car is made up of many different parts./ 2. To invent; think and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Aristotle

(384-322 B.C.), Greek philosopher My friends! There are no friends. www.english-slang.com

have it out

[have it out] {v. phr.} To settle a difference by a free discussion or by a fight. * /Joe called Bob a bad name, so they went back of the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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You need a strong stomach to digest luck.

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four corners

[four corners] {n.} All parts of a place. * /People came from the four corners of the world to see him./ * /He has been to […]

on paper

[on paper] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Judging by appearances only and not by past performance; in theory; theoretically. * /On […]

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