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Chuck Bonner

Scientists say there are over 3,000 spiders for every human being on earth. Does anybody want mine? I certainly don't.

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down-to-earth

[down-to-earth] {adj.} Showing good sense; practical. * /The committee's first plan for the party was too fancy, but the second was more down-to-earth./ * /Mr. Jenkins never seems to know […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

earth

[earth] See: [COME BACK TO EARTH] or [COME DOWN TO EARTH], [DOWN-TO-EARTH], [IN THE WORLD] or [ON EARTH], [MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

come back to earth

[come back to earth] or [come down to earth] {v. phr.} To return to the real world; stop imagining or dreaming; think and behave as usual. * /After Jane met […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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public-address system

[public-address system] {n.} A set of devices for making a speaker's voice louder so that he can be heard by more people. * […]

think nothing of it

[think nothing of it] {v. phr.}, {informal} Used as a courteous phrase in replying to thanks. * /"Thank you very much for […]

John Collier

I've steered clear of God. He was an incredible sadist.

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lose out

[lose out] {v.} To fail to win; miss first place in a contest; lose to a rival. * /John lost out in the rivalry for Mary's […]

make off

[make off] {v.} To go away; run away; leave. * /When the deer saw the hunter it made off at once./ * /A thief stopped John […]

Alfred Hitchcock

(1899-1980) U.S. film-maker There is nothing quite so good as burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating.

break a leg

[break a leg] {v. phr.} Is said to actors for good luck before they go on stage, especially on an opening nights. One of the […]