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James J. Montgomery

Keep staring at the stars and someday they will collapse.

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see stars

[see stars] {v. phr.}, {informal} To imagine you are seeing stars as a result of being hit on the head. * /When Ted was hit on the head by the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

James Thurber

(1894-1961) U.S. humorist With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure and definite hardening of the paragraphs. www.english-slang.com

stare in the face

[stare in the face] {n. phr.} 1. To be about to meet or to happen to (you.) * /Grandmother became very sick and death was staring her in the face./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

thank one's lucky stars

[thank one's lucky stars] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be thankful for good luck; think oneself lucky. * /You can thank your lucky stars you didn't fall in the hole./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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(1923--) U.S. writer (1992) There is nothing safe about sex. There never will be.

George Carlin - Words we Use

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crack a book

[crack a book] {v. phr.}, {slang} To open a book in order to study. - Usually used with a negative. * /John did not crack a […]

wait on

[wait on] or [wait upon] {v.} 1. To serve. * /Sue has a summer job waiting on an invalid./ * /The clerk in the store asked […]

children and fools speak the truth

[children and fools speak the truth] Children and fools say things without thinking; they say what they think or know when […]

lead the way

[lead the way] {v. phr.} To go before and show how to go somewhere; guide. * /The boys need someone to lead the way on their […]

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