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Peter Sellers, Time, 1980, British movie actor

There used to be a me, but I had it surgically removed.

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Peter Ustinov

(1921--) British actor Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth. www.english-slang.com

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[ham actor] {n. phr.}, {slang} An untalented actor; someone who tries so hard to act that his performance becomes foolishly exaggerated. * /Fred is a ham actor who, instead of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Yul Brynner

(1920-1985), movie actor People don't know my real self and they're not about to find out. www.english-slang.com

time out

[time out] {n. phr.} Time during which a game, a lecture, a discussion or other activity is stopped for a while for some extra questions or informal discussion, or some […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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If at first you do succeed--try to hide your astonishment.

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[have it] {v. phr.} 1. To hear or get news; understand. * /I have it on the best authority that we will be paid for our work […]