[grace period] or [period of grace] {n.} The time or extra time allowed in which to do something. * /Most insurance companies have a grace period of one month for […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

kick it

[kick it] {v. phr.}, {slang} To end a bad or unwanted habit such as drinking, smoking, or drug addiction. * /Farnsworth finally kicked it; he's in good shape./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

slowdown

[slowdown] {n.} A period of lesser activity, usually in the economic sphere. * /We all hope the current slowdown in the economy will soon be over./ 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 […]