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Martin Vanbee

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.

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live and learn

[live and learn] You learn more new things the longer you live; you learn by experience. - A proverb. * /"Live and learn," said Mother. "I never knew that the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Tallulah Bankhead

(1900-1968) U.S. actress If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner. www.english-slang.com

long haul

[long haul] or [long pull] {n.}, {informal} 1. A long distance or trip. * /It is a long haul to drive across the country./ Contrast: [SHORT HAUL]. 2. A long […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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get down to business

[get down to business] or [work] {v. phr.} To start being serious; begin to face a problem to be solved, or a task to be […]

take the words out of one's mouth

[take the words out of one's mouth] {v. phr.} To say what another is just going to say; to put another's thought into words. […]

Thomas Boswell

U.S. columnist, Washington Post (1987) There is no substitute for excellence. Not even success.

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Great ESL Podcast with Free Study Guide A great site for Intermediate to Advanced ESL students. Two brothers from Canada […]

lay down one's life

[lay down one's life] {v. phr.} To sacrifice one's life for a cause or person; suffer martyrdom. * /The early Christians […]

odds are against

[odds are against] {v. phr.} The likelihood of success is not probable; the chances of success are poor. * /The odds are […]

Linda Furney

U.S. politician If it has tires or testicles, you're going to have trouble with it.

fooding

[fooding] the act of acquiring food; often used in conjunction with [AFK] (EG: "AFK fooding")