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The legendary German fighter pilot, the Red Baron, cut his teeth when accompanying his father in various hunting trips during his childhood
I cut my teeth on the leadership when I was elected as the president of the classes in middle school
I cut my teeth on the leadership when I was elected as the president of the classes in middle school
by vanderpol August 2, 2010
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The prime minister was talking about the austerity measures in the recession times. The opposition party also went on in that vein.
The prime minister was talking about the austerity measures in the recession times. The opposition party also went on in that vein.
by vanderpol August 22, 2010
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For example, if you were caught to have a sex deal with a prostitute in China, your passport may be stamped with a seal of "lewd worm". This infamous seal is the "scarlet letter"
For example, if you were caught to have a sex deal with a prostitute in China, your passport may be stamped with a seal of "lewd worm". This infamous seal is the "scarlet letter"
by vanderpol August 1, 2010
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The botch of the stimulus plan may stoke anti-government anger about bureaucrats and two-car funerals
He fouled up a two-car funeral
They couldn't run a two-car funeral to get the budget passed
He fouled up a two-car funeral
They couldn't run a two-car funeral to get the budget passed
by vanderpol August 29, 2010
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This figurative usage as appearing in the Oxford English Dictionary is a meaningful explanation of “double down” other than the ubiquitous “to double the wager in exchange for only one additional card in Blackjack gambit” in every online dictionary.
This figurative usage as appearing in the Oxford English Dictionary is a meaningful explanation of “double down” other than the ubiquitous “to double the wager in exchange for only one additional card in Blackjack gambit” in every online dictionary.
Don’t try to double down the exposures of your retirement money in aggressive investments
It is the time to double down on the commitment of solar energy, rather than to scale back
HP is going to double down on Palm’s webOS
It is the time to double down on the commitment of solar energy, rather than to scale back
HP is going to double down on Palm’s webOS
by vanderpol August 5, 2010
Get the double down mug.If you live in a glass house, then, it means your are in a vulnerable position that may be easily attacked or rebuked by your opponents
by vanderpol August 1, 2010
Get the live in a glass house mug."Drain the swamp" originally means to get rid of the malaria-carrying mosquitoes by draining the swamp. Figuratively, "drain the swamp" means "to exterminate something that is harmful" or anything that most of the people hate such as corruption or government waste. This term is especially attractive for politicians during campaign.
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