Derwood Fincher

Experience is what allows us to repeat our mistakes, only with more finesse!

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Experience is the name everyone gives to his mistakes. www.sky-net-eye.com

charge off

[charge off] {v.} 1. To consider or record as a loss, especially in an account book. * /The store owner charged off all of the last season's stock of suits./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

repeat oneself

[repeat oneself] {v. phr.} To say the same thing over again, often in the same words; repeat ideas because you forget what you said or because you want to stress […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

go over

[go over] {v.} 1. To examine; think about or look at carefully. * /The teacher went over the list and picked John's name./ * /The police went over the gun […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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сколько лет, сколько зим!

[сколько лет, сколько зим] {interj.} Used to express a delight when you meet someone you have not seen for […]

part

[part] See: [DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR], [FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED], [FOR MY PART], [FOR ONE'S […]

pick one's teeth

[pick one's teeth] {v. phr.} To clean one's teeth with a toothpick. * /It is considered poor manners to pick one's teeth in […]

Phyllis McGinley

(1905-1978) U.S. poet Not reading poetry amounts to a national pastime here.