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Giving a man space is like giving a dog a computer: the chances are he will not use it wisely.

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P.J. O'Rourke

(1947--) U.S. humorist Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. www.english-slang.com

boss one around

[boss one around] {v. phr.} To keep giving someone orders; to act overbearingly toward someone. * /"If you keep bossing me around, darling," Tom said to Jane, "the days of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

give-and-take

[give-and-take] {n. phr.} 1. A sharing; giving and receiving back and forth between people; a giving up by people on different sides of part of what each one wants so […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

space probe

[space probe] {n.}, {Space English} An unmanned spacecraft other than an Earth satellite fitted with instruments which gather and transmit information about other planets in the solar system (e.g., Venus, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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go halves

[go halves] {v. phr.}, {informal} To share half or equally become partners. * /The boys went halves in raising pigs./ * /The […]

lay to rest

[lay to rest] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To put a dead person into a grave or tomb; bury. * /President Kennedy was laid to […]

Robert A. Heinlein

(1907-1988), US science-fiction novelist Being intelligent is not a felony. But most societies evaluate it as at least a […]

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James Thurber

(1894-1961) U.S. humorist All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first.

Treeware

[Treeware] Hacker slang for documentation or other printed material.

eat humble pie

[eat humble pie] {v. phr.} To be humbled; to accept insult or shame; admit your error and apologize. * /Tow told a lie about […]

to heel

[to heel] {adj. phr.} 1. Close behind. * /The dog ran after a rabbit, but Jack brought him to heel./ 2. Under control; to […]