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You need a strong stomach to digest luck.

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stomach

[stomach] See: [EYES BIGGER THAN ONE'S STOMACH], [BUTTERFLIES IN YOUR STOMACH], [TURN ONE'S STOMACH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Kozma Prutkov

Every person's head is like a stomach: some digest the food, and some only get constipated. www.english-slang.com

butterflies in one's stomach

[butterflies in one's stomach] {n. phr.} A queer feeling in the stomach caused by nervous fear or uncertainty; a feeling of fear or anxiety in the stomach. * /When Bob […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

turn one's stomach

[turn one's stomach] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make you feel sick. * /The smell of that cigar was enough to turn your stomach./ * /The sight of blood turns my […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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