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Canadians are cold so much of the time that many of them leave instructions to be cremated.

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Cynthia Nelms

(1942-1995), US musician, singer If men liked shopping, they'd call it research. www.english-slang.com

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(1942-1995), US musician, singer If it weren't for women, men would still be wearing last week's socks. www.english-slang.com

cold

[cold] See: [BLOOD RUNS COLD], [BLOW HOT AND COLD], [CATCH COLD] or [TAKE COLD], [IN COLD BLOOD], [OUT COLD], [OUT IN THE COLD], [PASS OUT] (2), [STONE-COLD], [STOP COLD], [THROW […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

take one's leave

[take one's leave] or [take leave of] {v. phr.}, {formal} To say good-bye and leave. * /He stayed on after most of the guests had taken their leave./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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