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(1863-1952), Articles and Essays
Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament.Idioms to Learn Today
Flashcard learning set.Check yourself now!Try flashcard test by definitions or by descriptions.Set includes the following […]make a stab at
[make a stab at] {v. phr.}
To try doing something at random without sufficient preparation.
* /The singer was not familiar […]war baby
[war baby] {n.}, {informal}
A person born during a war.
* /War babies began to increase college enrollments early in the […]attributed to Al Capone
(1899-1947)
You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.
Skwerl - How English Sounds to non-English Speakers
A short film in fake English. Made for Kino Sydney #47 by Brian Fairbairn.for fun
[for fun] {prep. phr.}
As amusement, not seriously, as a joke.
* /Let's try to play Beethoven's Emperor Concerto together, […]shore leave
[shore leave] {n.}
Permission given to a man in the Navy to leave his ship and go where he wants for a certain length of time. […]This is what has recently happened on English-Slang.com
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