[any old how] / [any old way] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Doing something in a casual, haphazard, or careless way. * /"John," the teacher said, "you can't just do your homework […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in the swim

[in the swim] {adj. phr.} Doing the same things that other people are doing; following the fashion (as in business or social affairs); busy with what most people are doing. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

second-guess

[second-guess] {v. phr.} 1. To criticize another's decision with advantage of hindsight. * /The losing team's coach is always second-guessed./ 2. To guess what someone else intends or would think […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

have no business

[have no business] {v. phr.} To have no right or reason. * /Jack had no business saying those nasty things about Dick./ * /Vern's mother told him he had no […] 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.

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 […]