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Marvin Kitman

U.S. TV critic, Coward's Almanac Your Zip Code contains a hidden meaning. You will probably never discover it. www.english-slang.com

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U.S. TV critic and author, Newsday columnist If God wanted us to be brave, why did he give us legs? www.english-slang.com

cancer stick

[cancer stick] {n.}, {slang} A cigarette. * /Throw away that cancer stick! Smoking is bad for you!/ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[black and white] {n. phr.} 1. Print or writing; words on paper, not spoken; exact written or printed form. * /He insisted on having the agreement down in black and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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