H.E. Bell

Parents are the very last people who ought to be allowed to have children.

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ring a bell

[ring a bell] {v. phr.} To make you remember something; sound familiar. * /Not even the cat's meowing seemed to ring a bell with Judy. She still forgot to feed […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

give an ear to

[give an ear to] or [lend an ear to] {v. phr.}, {literary} To listen to. * /Children should give an ear to their parents' advice./ * /The king lent an […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

born out of wedlock

[born out of wedlock] {adj. phr.} Born to parents who are not married to each other; without legal parents. * /Sometimes when a married couple can't have children, they adopt […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Lillian Bell

It is really asking too much of a woman to expect her to bring up her husband and her children too. www.sky-net-eye.com

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pull out

[pull out] {v. phr.} 1. To withdraw; leave unceremoniously. * /The defeated army hastily pulled out of the occupied […]

put a bug in one's ear

[put a bug in one's ear] or [put a flea in one's ear] See: [BUG IN ONE'S EAR].

Soren Kierkegaard

In relation to their systems most systematisers are like a man who builds an enormous castle and lives in a shack close by; […]