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The curse of the Irish is not that they don't know the words to a song--it's that they know them all.

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(1633—1685), Irish poet, in Translation of Horace's Ars Poetica, 1.202

Old men are only walking hospitals.

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[go halves] {v. phr.}, {informal} To share half or equally become partners. * /The boys went halves in raising pigs./ * /The […]

[lay to rest] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To put a dead person into a grave or tomb; bury. * /President Kennedy was laid to […]

(1907-1988), US science-fiction novelist Being intelligent is not a felony. But most societies evaluate it as at least a […]

The history of English in 10 minutes by The Open University. Enjoy the 10 short amusing lessons.

(1894-1961) U.S. humorist All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first.

[Treeware] Hacker slang for documentation or other printed material.

[eat humble pie] {v. phr.} To be humbled; to accept insult or shame; admit your error and apologize. * /Tow told a lie about […]

[to heel] {adj. phr.} 1. Close behind. * /The dog ran after a rabbit, but Jack brought him to heel./ 2. Under control; to […]