George Carlin

When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show.

When you're born in America, you get a front-row seat.

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natural-born

[natural-born] {adj.} 1. Being a (citizen) because you were born in the country. * /Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt came to the United States from Germany and are naturalized citizens but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

[born with a silver spoon in one's mouth] {adj. phr.} Born to wealth and comfort; provided from birth with everything wanted; born rich. * /The stranger's conduct was that of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

born yesterday

[born yesterday] {adj. phr.} Inexperienced and easily fooled; not alert to trickery; easily deceived or cheated. - Usually used in negative sentences. * /When Bill started the new job, the […] 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

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ума не приложу

[ума не приложу] {v. phr.} [u`ma ne prilo`zhu] {literally} (I) cannot apply my mind. ~ (I) cannot understand, […]

Joe Jacobs

(1899-1940) U.S. boxing manager, about attending the U.S. baseball World Series in 1935 I should of stood in bed.

in toto

[in toto] {adv. phr.} As a whole; in its entirety; totally; altogether. * /The store refused the advertising agency's […]

put on the map

[put on the map] {v. phr.} To make (a place) well known. * /The first successful climb of Mount Matterhorn put Zermatt, […]