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George Orwell

(1903—1950)

English novelist

The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it.

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all right

[all right] (2) {adj. phr.} 1. Good enough; correct; suitable. * /His work is always all right./ 2. In good health or […]

in case of

[in case of] also [in the event of] {prep.} In order to meet the possibility of; lest there is; if there is; if there should […]

Duncan Spaeth, Princeton professor

I know why the sun never sets on the British Empire: God wouldn't trust an Englishman in the dark.

come to the point

[come to the point] or [get to the point] {v. phr.} To talk about the important thing; reach the important facts of the […]

strike one funny

[strike one funny] {v. phr.} To appear or seem laughable, curious, ironic, or entertaining. * /"It strikes me funny," he […]