[finger in the pie] also [finger in every pie] {n. phr.}, {informal} Something to do with what happens; part interest or responsibility. * /When the girls got up a Christmas […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lay a finger on

[lay a finger on] {v. phr.} To touch or bother, even a little. - Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences. * /Don't you dare lay a finger on the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Norman Mailer

(1923--) U.S. writer (1992) There is nothing safe about sex. There never will be.

George Carlin - Words we Use

Flammable, inflammable, non-inflammable; Jumbo-shrimp; Business ethics; Plastic glass; De-plain, get on the plain; etc. […]

crack a book

[crack a book] {v. phr.}, {slang} To open a book in order to study. - Usually used with a negative. * /John did not crack a […]

wait on

[wait on] or [wait upon] {v.} 1. To serve. * /Sue has a summer job waiting on an invalid./ * /The clerk in the store asked […]

children and fools speak the truth

[children and fools speak the truth] Children and fools say things without thinking; they say what they think or know when […]

lead the way

[lead the way] {v. phr.} To go before and show how to go somewhere; guide. * /The boys need someone to lead the way on their […]

Mary Jo Crowley, Comedy Writing Secrets by Melvin Helitzer

It is better to have loved a small man than never to have loved a tall.

Rude Americans - Do you speak English?

From time to time overseas we always tend to see American tourists not bothering to learn the countries' language but instead […]