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Samuel Johnson

(1709—1784)

English writer

Much may be made of a Scotchman, if he be caught young.

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(428-347 B.C.), The Republic, ca. 370 B.C. I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was able to reason.

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[anchors] {n.} Brakes. "Slam on the anchors" to brake really hard.

[cheapskate] {n.}, {informal} A selfish or stingy person; a person who will not spend much. - An insulting term. * /None of […]

[dwell on] or [dwell upon] {v.} To stay on a subject; not leave something or want to leave; not stop talking or writing about. […]

[leave in the lurch] {v. phr.} To desert or leave alone in trouble; refuse to help or support. * /The town bully caught […]

U.S. cartoonist The secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be its parent.

[flying wedge] {n.}, {informal} 1. An offensive formation in football in which players link arms and line up to form a "V" […]