Mary Frances Connolly

Life's a bitch and then they call you one.

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life

[life] See: [BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH], [BIG AS LIFE], [CAT HAS NINE LIVES], [CHARMED LIFE], [COME ALIVE OT COME TO LIFE], [FACTS OF LIFE], [FOR DEAR LIFE], [FOR THE LIFE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

call one's shot

[call one's shot] {v. phr.} 1. To tell before firing where a bullet will hit. * /An expert rifleman can call his shot regularly./ * /The wind was strong and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

son of a bitch

[son of a bitch] or [sunuvabitch] also [S.O.B.] {n. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} (but becoming more and more acceptable, especially if said with a positive or loving intonation). Fellow, character, guy, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

call

[call] See: [AT CALL], [AT ONE'S BECK AND CALL], [CLOSE CALL], [ON CALL], [PORT OF CALL], [POT CALLS THE KETTLE BLACK], [WITHIN CALL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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надо-б лучше, да нельзя

[надо-б лучше, да нельзя] {proverb} {adv. phr.} [`nado-b `luchshe, da nel'`zya] {literally} one would want […]

play the field

[play the field] {v. phr.}, {informal} To date many different people; not always have dates with the same person. * /Al had […]

promise

[promise] See: [AS GOOD AS ONE'S WORD], [LICK AND A PROMISE].

Don Herold

(1889-1966) U.S. humorist Don't ever slam the door; you might want to go back.