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Lisa Kirk

U.S. actress

The world will be a better place when the Found ads in the newspapers begin to outnumber the Lost ads.

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begin with

[begin with] {adv. phr.} As a preliminary statement; in the first place. * /To begin with, you are far too young to get married./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

for all the world

[for all the world] {adv. phr.} 1. Under no circumstances. * /Betty said she wouldn't marry Jake for all the world./ 2. Precisely; exactly. * /It began for all the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

world

[world] See: [COME UP IN THE WORLD] or [RISE IN THE WORLD], [DEAD TO THE WORLD], [FOR ALL THE WORLD], [IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN] or [IN A WORLD […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in a world of one's own

[in a world of one's own] or [in a world by oneself] 1. In the place where you belong; in your own personal surroundings; apart from other people. * /They […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[have it] {v. phr.} 1. To hear or get news; understand. * /I have it on the best authority that we will be paid for our work […]