[in time] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Soon enough. * /We got to Washington in time for the cherry blossoms./ * /We got to the station just in time to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

about time

[about time] {n. phr.} Finally, but later than it should have been; at last. * /Mother said, "It's about time you got up, Mary."/ * /The basketball team won last […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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nose in a book

[nose in a book] {n. phr.} Busy interest in reading. - Used with a possessive. * /Mother can't get Mary to help do the […]

on one's last legs

[on one's last legs] {adj. phr.} Failing; near the end. * /The blacksmith's business is on its last legs./ * /The dog is […]

Erma Bombeck

(1927-1996) U.S. humorist Never accept a drink from a urologist.

Cobweb

[Cobweb] A WWW site that never changes.