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Jack Sharkey, Playboy, 1965

Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by central heating.

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Mercedes Lackey, Winds of Fury, 893

Glorious Destinies get you Glorious Funerals. www.english-slang.com

lay up

[lay up] {v.} 1. To collect a supply of; save for future, use; store. * /Bees lay up honey for the winter./ 2. To keep in the house or in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

daylight saving time

[daylight saving time] also [daylight saving] or [daylight time] or [fast time] {n.} A way of keeping time in summer that is one or two hours ahead of standard time. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

as for

[as for] {prep.} 1. In regard to; speaking of; concerning. * /We have plenty of bread, and as for butter, we have more than enough./ 2. Speaking for. * /Most […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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