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Dean McLaughlin

U.S. sci-fi author

Welcome thy neighbor to thy fallout shelter. He'll come in handy if you run out of food.

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fallout

[fallout] {n.} 1. Result of nuclear explosion; harmful radioactive particles. * /Some experts consider fallout as dangerous as the bomb itself./ 2. Undesirable aftereffects in general. * /As a fallout […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

come in handy

[come in handy] {v. phr.}, {informal} To prove useful. * /Robinson Crusoe found tools in the ship which came in handy when he built a house./ * /The French he […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

a friend in need is a friend indeed

[a friend in need is a friend indeed] A genuine friend on whom one can always depend. - A proverb; often shortened to "a friend in need..." * /When John's […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

down-and-outer

[down-and-outer] {n. phr.} A person who has lost everything and is penniless. * /Joe goes from shelter to shelter asking for food and a place to sleep; he's become a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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