U.S. comedy writer I had a linguistics professor who said that it's man's ability to use language that makes him the dominant species on the planet. That may be. But […] www.english-slang.com

beauty sleep

[beauty sleep] {n.} A nap or rest taken to improve the appearance. * /She took her beauty sleep before the party./ * /Many famous beauties take a beauty sleep every […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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children and fools speak the truth

[children and fools speak the truth] Children and fools say things without thinking; they say what they think or know when […]

lead the way

[lead the way] {v. phr.} To go before and show how to go somewhere; guide. * /The boys need someone to lead the way on their […]

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Rude Americans - Do you speak English?

From time to time overseas we always tend to see American tourists not bothering to learn the countries' language but instead […]

Albert Einstein

A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depends on the labors of other men, living and dead, and […]

My Fair Lady - Why Can't The English?

"Why Can't The English?" lyrics from the movie "My Fair Lady": Henry: Look at her, a prisoner of the gutter, Condemned by […]

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again

[again] See: [COME AGAIN], [EVERY NOW AND THEN] or [EVERY NOW AND AGAIN], [NOW AND THEN] or [NOW AND AGAIN], [ON AGAIN], […]