Joe Orton

(1933—1967)

British playwright

Should a father be present at the birth of his child? It's all any reasonable child can expect if dad is present at the conception.

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at present

[at present] {adv. phr.} At this time; now. * /It took a long time to get started, but at present the road is half finished./ * /At present the house […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

child

[child] See: [BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE], [WITH CHILD]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

with child

[with child] {adv. phr.}, {literary} Going to have a baby; pregnant. * /The angel told Mary she was with child./ Compare: [IN A FAMILY WAY] or [IN THE FAMILY WAY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

child's play

[child's play] {adj.} Easy; requiring no effort. * /Mary's work as a volunteer social worker is so agreeable to her that she thinks of it as child's play./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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