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Sandra Boynton, Chocolate: The Consuming Passion

Research tells us that 14 out of any 10 individuals like chocolate.

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[pick-me-up] {n. phr.} Something you take when you feel tired or weak. * /John stopped at a drugstore for a pick-me-up after working three hours overtime./ * /Mary always carried […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

the likes of

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jawbreaker

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tear down

[tear down] {v.} 1. To take all down in pieces; destroy. * /The workmen tore down the old house and built a new house in its place./ 2. To take […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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can't help but

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