[seize the opportunity] {v. phr.} To exploit a chance. * /His wealthy uncle offered to send him to Harvard and he wisely seized the opportunity./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

latch string

[latch string] {n.} 1. A string that opens an old-fashioned door by lifting a small bar. * /The early settlers kept the latch string outside the door when they were […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Erma Bombeck

(1927-1996) U.S. humorist Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved off the dessert cart. www.english-slang.com

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chum around with

[chum around with] {v. phr.} 1. To be close friends with someone. * /They have been chumming around with one another for […]

sign one's own death warrant

[sign one's own death warrant] {v. phr.} To cause your own death or the loss of something you want very much. * /Mr. Carter […]

Albert Einstein

We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.

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Edward Burlingame

I love cats. I even think we have one at home.

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nonce

[nonce] {n.} Sex offender, most commonly a child molester. (Prison slang)