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brown study

[brown study] {n. phr.} A time of deep thought about something; a deep thoughtful mood. * /When his wife found him, he had pushed away his books and was in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[quick study] {n. phr.} One who acquires new skills and habits in record time. * /Sue is new at her job but people have confidence in her because she is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Charles Wolf Jr.

U.S. economist Those who don't study the past will repeat its errors. Those who do study it will find some other ways to err. www.english-slang.com

Ecclesiastes 12:12

(ca. 200 B.C.) Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. www.english-slang.com

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