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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

(1806—1861)

English poetess, "Aurora Leigh"

A woman's always younger than a man of equal years.

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equal to

[equal to] {adj. phr.} Able to meet, do, or control; able to do something about. * /The situation took quick thinking, but John was equal to it./ * /When a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947)

English mathematicianphilosopher If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap […] www.english-slang.com

Aunt Tom

[Aunt Tom] {n.}, {slang}, {originally from Black English} A successful professional or business woman who, due to her success in a masculine profession, doesn't care about the women's liberation movement […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Elizabeth Gaskell

(1810-1865) English novelist A man is so in the way in the house. www.english-slang.com

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hell and high water

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put someone on

[put someone on] {v.} To play a joke on someone by saying or doing things that are only pretense; kid. * /When the voice on […]