Robert S. Lynd

U.S. sociologist

Every man of genius is considerably helped by being dead.

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Robert S. Lynd

U.S. sociologist Games are the last resort of those who do not know how to socialize. www.sky-net-eye.com

Robert Lynd

U.S. sociologist It was a non-smoker who committed the first sin and brought death into the world and all our woe. www.sky-net-eye.com

come to a dead end

[come to a dead end] {v. phr.} To reach a point from which one cannot proceed further, either because of a physical obstacle or because of some forbidding circumstance. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[dead to the world] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Fast asleep. * /Tim went to bed very late and was still dead to the world at 10 o'clock this morning./ 2. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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