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Calvin Trillin

(1935--)

U.S. verse columnist

The shelf life of the modern hardback writer is somewhere between the milk and the yogurt.

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Calvin Trillin

(1935--) U.S. verse columnist Even today, well-brought up English girls are taught to boil all vegetables for at least a month and a half, just in case one of the […] www.english-slang.com

on the shelf

[on the shelf] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} Laid aside; not useful anymore. * /When a girl grows up, she puts childish habits on the shelf./ * /Mr. Myron's company […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Oscar Wilde

Truth is rarely pure and never simple. Modern life would be very tedious if it were either, and modern literature a complete impossibility! www.english-slang.com

cry over spilled milk

[cry over spilled milk] or [cry over spilt milk] {v. phr.}, {informal} To cry or complain about something that has already happened; be unhappy about something that cannot be helped. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Ambrose Bierce

(1842-1914) U.S. writer Before undergoing a surgical operation, arrange your temporal affairs. You may live.

smooth over

[smooth over] {v.} To make something seem better or more pleasant; try to excuse. * /Bill tried to smooth over his argument […]

so help me

[so help me] {interj.}, {informal} I promise; I swear; may I be punished if I lie. * /I've told you the truth, so help me./ […]

Albert Einstein

We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.

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running commentary

[running commentary] {n. phr.} A continual series of remarks. * /My chiropractor gives me a running commentary on the health […]

see stars

[see stars] {v. phr.}, {informal} To imagine you are seeing stars as a result of being hit on the head. * /When Ted was hit […]