Linda Ellerbee

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If men can run the world, why can't they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a little noose around your neck?

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neck

[neck] See: [BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK], [BREAK ONE'S NECK], [CATCH IT IN THE NECK] or [GET IT IN THE NECK], [PAIN IN THE NECK], [SAVE ONE'S NECK], [STICK ONE'S NECK […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

at anchor

[at anchor] {adj. phr.} Held by an anchor from floating away; anchored. * /The ship rode at anchor in the harbor./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

neck and neck

[neck and neck] {adj. or adv.}, {informal} Equal or nearly equal in a race or contest; abreast; tied. * /At the end of the race the two horses were neck […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

world

[world] See: [COME UP IN THE WORLD] or [RISE IN THE WORLD], [DEAD TO THE WORLD], [FOR ALL THE WORLD], [IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN] or [IN A WORLD […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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