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Wolfgang Borchert

(1921—1947), German writer

Truth is like a well-known whore. Everyone knows her, but it is embarrassing to encounter her on the street.

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[attention whore] {n. phr.} {informal} Label given to any person who craves attention to such an extent that they will do anything to receive it. The type of attention (negative […] www.english-slang.com

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[street] See: [BACK STREET], [CROSS STREET], [MAN IN THE STREET], [ON EASY STREET], [SIDE STREET], [STOP STREET], [THROUGH STREET]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[through street] {n.} 1. A street on which cars can move without stopping at intersections, but cars on streets crossing it have to stop at the intersection. * /You have […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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