pick

Sir Henry Wotton

(1568—1639)

English poet

An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for his country.

No categories:

Subscribe to: Famous Quotes

English Slang

✉

We are in Telegram

Our RSS-feeds

Show All

See as well

honest-to-goodness

[honest-to-goodness] or [honest-to-God] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Real; genuine. - Used for emphasis. * /She served him honest-to-goodness deep dish apple pie./ * /It was the first honest-to-goodness baseball game he'd […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Student Work Abroad

Students Abroad: Working Abroad While studying and volunteering abroad are great opportunities to broaden your horizons, finding work overseas, whether over the long or short term, is a great way […] www.english-slang.com

George Gordon Bryan

(1788-1824) English poet Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen. www.english-slang.com

Oliver Herford

(1863-1935) U.S. poet When I go abroad, I always sail from Boston because it is such a pleasant place to get away from. www.english-slang.com

Recent updates

Chinese proverb

Beat your child once a day. If you don't know why, the child does.

to foul one's own nest

[to foul one's own nest] {v. phr.} To compromise unintentionally one's own interests by sharing private information […]

slap-head

[slap-head] {n.} {adj.} A bald man.

Generica

[Generica] Fast food joints, strip malls, sub-divisions as in "we were so lost in generica that I couldn't remember what city […]

[GJ] "Good job", often sarcastic

from rags to riches

[from rags to riches] {adv. phr.} Suddenly making a fortune; becoming rich overnight. * /The Smiths went from rags to riches […]

off the wall

[off the wall] {adj. phr.} Strange; out of the ordinary; stupid. * /He has been making off-the-wall remarks all day; […]

Derek Bok, president of Harvard University

If you think education is expensive--try ignorance.