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Lady Nancy Astor

(1879—1964)

British politician

I refuse to admit I'm more than fifty-two even if that does make my sons illegitimate.

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[fifty-fifty] (2) {adj.}, {informal} 1. Divided or shared equally. * /It will be a fifty-fifty arrangement; half the money for me and half for you./ 2. Half for and half […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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