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Robin Williams

(1952--) U.S. actor Ah, yes, divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet. www.english-slang.com

Dave Barry

U.S. humorist, in Bad Habits The name "February" comes from the Latin word "Februarius," which means "fairly boring stretch of time during which one expects the professional ice-hockey season to […] www.english-slang.com

in toto

[in toto] {adv. phr.} As a whole; in its entirety; totally; altogether. * /The store refused the advertising agency's suggestion in toto./ * /They bought the newspaper business in toto./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

die is cast

[die is cast] {v. phr.}, {literary} To make an irrevocable decision. (From Julius Caesar's famous words in Latin, "alea iacta est", when he crossed the river Rubicon, which meant war.) […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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