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Werner Von Braun

(1912—1977), Chicago Sun-Times (July 10, 1958)

We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.

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Wernher von Braun

(1912-1977), scientist Man is the best computer we can put aboard a spacecraft...and the only one that can be mass produced with unskilled labor. www.english-slang.com

lick one's boots

[lick one's boots] {v. phr.} To flatter or act like a slave; do anything to please another. * /She wanted her boyfriend to lick her boots all the time./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Ray Cvikota, Chicago Tribune

(1977) The rat race isn't so bad if you're a big cheese. www.english-slang.com

lick and a promise

[lick and a promise] {n. phr.}, {informal} A careless, hasty job; an unsatisfactory piece of work. * /You didn't wash your hands. You just gave them a lick and a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Kingsley Amis

(1922-1995) English author It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start life as children.

hell and high water

[hell and high water] {n. phr.} Troubles or difficulties of any kind. * /After John's father died he went through hell and […]

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 […]

Napoleon Bonaparte

You can stop while you are raising, but not when you are falling.

many hands make light work

[many hands make light work] If many people work together, even a hard job becomes easier. - A proverb. * /Come on boys, […]

up and at them

[up and at them] 1. {adv. phr.} Actively engaged in a task as if doing combat. * /"You want to know whether he will make a […]