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Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.

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Olin Miller

A man who won't lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings. www.english-slang.com

Olin Miller

(1918-2002) U.S. humorist and poet One of the best things people could do for their descendants would be to sharply limit the number of them. www.english-slang.com

take exception to

[take exception to] {v. phr.} To speak against; find fault with; be displeased or angered by; criticize. * /There was nothing in the speech that you could take exception to./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

exception proves the rule

[exception proves the rule] Something unusual that does not follow a rule tests that rule to see if it is true; if there are too many exceptions, the rule is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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come to

[come to] {v.} (stress on "to") 1. To wake up after losing consciousness; get the use of your senses back again after […]

while ago

[while ago] {adv.} At a time several minutes in the past; a few minutes ago; a short time ago. - Used with "a". * /I laid my […]

Martin Sheen

(1940--) U.S. actor I am one of those cliff-hanging Catholics. I don't believe in God, but I do believe that Mary was his […]

Paki

[Paki] {n.} (Derogatory, offensive) A Pakistani or sometimes used to loosely describe anyone or anything from the Indian […]

Kingsley Amis

(1922-1995) English author It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start life as children.

hell and high water

[hell and high water] {n. phr.} Troubles or difficulties of any kind. * /After John's father died he went through hell and […]

put someone on

[put someone on] {v.} To play a joke on someone by saying or doing things that are only pretense; kid. * /When the voice on […]