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Louis Saffan

Alimony is like buying oats for a dead horse.

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feel one's oats

[feel one's oats] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To feel frisky or playful; be eager and excited. * /The horses were feeling their oats./ * /When they first got to camp, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

flog a dead horse

[flog a dead horse] {v.} 1. To continue talking about a long forgotten topic. 2. To attempt to find a solution to a problem which is unsolveable. British slang (Wikipedia)

oats

[oats] See: [FEEL ONE'S OATS], [SOW ONE'S WILD OATS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

sow one's wild oats

[sow one's wild oats] {v. phr.} To do bad or foolish things, especially while you are young. * /Mr. Jones sowed his wild oats while he was in college, but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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into effect

[into effect] {adv. phr.} Into use or operation. * /The new rule was put into effect at once./ * /The judge ordered the old […]

skin and bones

[skin and bones] {n.} A person or animal that is very thin; someone very skinny. * /The puppy is healthy now, but when we […]

Irish curse

May she marry a ghost and bear him a kitten, and may the high king of glory permit it to get mange.

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