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The five thriller novels by American author Patricia (STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, THE PRICE OF SALT) Highsmith (d. 1995) that have the amoral but sympathetic Thomas Ripley as their hero. These books are: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955), Ripley Under Ground (1970), Ripley's Game (1974), The Boy Who Followed Ripley (1980) and Ripley Under Water (1991). It is alleged that Ms. Highsmith coined the self-effacing and jocular term "Ripliad" herself, although when an anthology of the first three of these novels was published by Everyman's Library in 1998, critics used the term "Ripliad" to refer to those specific three. (In 2011 the Folio Society of London brought out its own three-volume boxed set of exactly the same novels.) However, the first boxed set of all five Ripley novels did not appear until 2008 (THE COMPLETE RIPLEY NOVELS); to them, the term "Ripliad" also applies. "The one box set I would love Folio Society to put out would be the complete Ripliad by Patricia Highsmith. Probably my favourite author of all time..."
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| 2. | flack | ||
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crap, or abuse; excess pressure on oneself; burdens or weight added by unecessary trials or psychological pressures My teacher gave me flack for talking in class; Why can't you keep the flack light when I'm trying to study?
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| 3. | swung out | ||
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when a non-sports fan tries to make a sports reference but can't quite get it right. highsmith tried to say someone "struck out" but screwed it up and said they "swung out" instead, providing a perfect example of "swinging out".
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| 4. | Aim for the Bushes | ||
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A line that was used by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's character Christopher Danson, from the movie "The Other Guys" before him and Samuel L. Jackson's character P.K. Highsmith, jumped from a building edge to their death, which means "Go Kill Yourself" or "Go Jump off a Cliff and Kill Yourself"! You just spent all your rent money on a pair of $700 shoes? Girl... Aim for the Bushes!
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