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Billy Wilder

(1906—2002), Hollywood director

France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands, but you can't tear the toilet paper.

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tear down

[tear down] {v.} 1. To take all down in pieces; destroy. * /The workmen tore down the old house and built a new house in its place./ 2. To take […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

tear up

[tear up] {v.} 1. To dig a hole in; remove the surface of; remove from the surface. * /The city tore up the street to lay a new water pipe./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bad paper

[bad paper] {n.}, {slang} 1. A check for which there are no funds in the bank. 2. Counterfeit paper money. * /Why are you so mad? - I was paid […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

tear around

[tear around] {v. phr.} To be constantly on the go; dash around. * /No one can understand how she manages to tear around from one social event to another and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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