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Shannon Fife

The hardest people to convince they are at retirement age are children at bedtime.

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Thoughts do not convince, but motivate. Feelings do not motivate, but convince. www.english-slang.com

work on

[work on] also [work upon] {v.} 1. Have an effect on; influence. * /Some pills work on the nerves and make people feel more relaxed./ 2. To try to influence […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sit up for

[sit up for] {v. phr.} To wait until after the usual bedtime for someone's return. * /Mrs. Smith always sits up for her two daughters, no matter how late it […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

children should be seen and not heard

[children should be seen and not heard] A command issued by adults to children ordering them to be quiet and not to interrupt. - A proverb. * /Your children should […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[lose out] {v.} To fail to win; miss first place in a contest; lose to a rival. * /John lost out in the rivalry for Mary's […]

make off

[make off] {v.} To go away; run away; leave. * /When the deer saw the hunter it made off at once./ * /A thief stopped John […]

Alfred Hitchcock

(1899-1980) U.S. film-maker There is nothing quite so good as burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating.

break a leg

[break a leg] {v. phr.} Is said to actors for good luck before they go on stage, especially on an opening nights. One of the […]

Percussive Maintenance

[Percussive Maintenance] The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.

give oneself up

[give oneself up] {v.} To stop hiding or running away; surrender. * /The thief gave himself up to the police./ * /Mr. […]

have a way with

[have a way with] {v. phr.} To be able to lead, persuade, or influence. * /Dave has such a way with the campers that they do […]

Bill Cosby

(1937--) U.S. comedian Parents are not interested in justice, they're interested in quiet.