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Zsa Zsa Gabor

Conrad Hilton was very generous to me in the divorce settlement. He gave me 5,000 Gideon Bibles.

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generous to a fault

[generous to a fault] {adj. phr.} Excessively generous. * /Generous to a fault, my Aunt Elizabeth gave away all her rare books to her old college./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

give someone his rights

[give someone his rights] or [read someone his rights] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. The act of advising arrested criminals that they have the right to remain silent and that everything […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

nigger in the woodpile

[nigger in the woodpile] {n. phr.}, {slang} Something unexpected that changes a situation; a hidden factor or trick. - Racist and offensive, but commonly used in the past. * /I […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Mark Twain

(1835-1910) All religions issue Bibles against Satan, and say the most injurious things against him, but we never hear his side. www.english-slang.com

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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 […]