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Gilda Radner

(1946—1989)

U.S. comedienne

I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn't itch.

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get to first base

[get to first base] or [reach first base] {v. phr.} To make a good start; really begin; succeed, * /Joe had a long paper to write for history class, but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

base

[base] See: [FIRST BASE], [GET TO FIRST BASE] or [REACH FIRST BASE], [LOAD THE BASES] or [FILL THE BASES], [OFF BASE], [SECOND BASE], [STOLEN BASE], [THIRD BASE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

after a fashion

[after a fashion] {adv. phr.} Not very well or properly; poorly. * /He played tennis after a fashion./ * /The roof kept the rain out after a fashion./ Compare: [IN […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

to the kings taste

[to the kings taste] or [to the queen's taste] {adv. phr.} Perfectly; just as anyone could want it; very satisfactorily. * /The rooms in her new home were painted and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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