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(342—291 B.C.)

Privacy--you can't find it anywhere, not even if you want to hang yourself.

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hang-up

[hang-up] {n.}, {informal} (stress on "hang") 1. A delay in some process. * /The mail has been late for several days; there must be some hang-up with the trucks somewhere./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hang it

[hang it (all)] {interj.}, {informal} An exclamation used to express annoyance or disappointment. * /Oh, hang it! I forgot to bring the book I wanted to show you./ * /Hang […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hang ten

[hang ten] {v.}, {slang} 1. To be an outstanding performer on a surfboard or on a skateboard (referring to the user's ten toes). * /I bet I am going to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hang fire

[hang fire] {v. phr.} 1. To fail or be slow in shooting or firing. * /Smith pulled the trigger, but the gun hung fire and the deer escaped./ 2. To […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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pop one's cork

[pop one's cork] See: [BLOW A FUSE], [FLY OFF THE HANDLE], [LOSE ONE'S MARBLES], [LOSE ONE'S TEMPER].

Eubie [James Herbert] Blake

(1883-1983) U.S. musician If I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.--Eubie [James […]

слон в посудной лавке

[слон в посудной лавке] {n. phr.} {literary} [slon v po`sudnoj `lavk'e] {literally} Elephant in china […]

go jump in the lake

[go jump in the lake] {v. phr.}, {informal} To go away and quit being a bother. * /George was tired of Tom's advice and told […]