[brown-bagger] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A person who does not go to the cafeteria or to a restaurant for lunch at work, but who brings his homemade lunch to work in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

a few

[a few] {n.} or {adj.} A small number (of people or things); some. * /The dry weather killed most of Mother's flowers, but a few are left./ * /In the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

take potluck

[take potluck] {v. phr.} To share as a guest an everyday meal without special preparation. * /You are welcome to stay for dinner if you will take potluck./ * /They […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

greasy spoon

[greasy spoon] {n.}, {informal} Any small, inexpensive restaurant patronized by workers or people in a hurry; a place not noted for its excellence of cuisine or its decor. * /I […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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public-address system

[public-address system] {n.} A set of devices for making a speaker's voice louder so that he can be heard by more people. * […]

think nothing of it

[think nothing of it] {v. phr.}, {informal} Used as a courteous phrase in replying to thanks. * /"Thank you very much for […]

John Collier

I've steered clear of God. He was an incredible sadist.

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lose out

[lose out] {v.} To fail to win; miss first place in a contest; lose to a rival. * /John lost out in the rivalry for Mary's […]

make off

[make off] {v.} To go away; run away; leave. * /When the deer saw the hunter it made off at once./ * /A thief stopped John […]

Alfred Hitchcock

(1899-1980) U.S. film-maker There is nothing quite so good as burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating.

break a leg

[break a leg] {v. phr.} Is said to actors for good luck before they go on stage, especially on an opening nights. One of the […]