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Brewer's: Evaporate
(4 syl.). Be off; vanish into thin air. “Bob and Jonathan, with similar meekness, took their leave and evaporated.” —Dickens: Our Mutual Friend, part i. 6. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: Pylades and Orestes
Two model friends, whose names have become proverbial for friendship, like those of Damon and Pythias, David and Jonathan. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Ivanovitch
A lazy, good-natured person, the national impersonation of the Russians as a people, as John Bull is of the English, Brother Jonathan of the Americans, Jean Crapaud of the French, and…Brewer's: Jannes
and Jambres. The two magicians of Pharaoh, who imitated some of the miracles of Moses. The Jannes and Jambres who “withstood Moses,” mentioned by St. Paul (2 Tim. iii. 8, 9), are supposed…Brewer's: Colin Tampon
The nickname of a Swiss, as John Bull is of an Englishman, Brother Jonathan of a North American, and Monsieur Crapaud of a Frenchman. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Dean
(the Latin Decanus). The chief over ten prebends or canons. The Dean (Il Piovano.) Arlotto, the Italian humorist. (1395-1483.) Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick. (1667-1745.) Source:…Brewer's: Bad Blood
Vindictiveness, ill-feeling. “If there is any bad blood in the fellow he will be sure to show it.” —Brother Jonathan. To make bad blood, to stir up bad blood. To create or renew ill-…Men's ATP Tour: Late 1997
LATE 1997FinalsTournamentWinnerEarningsRunner-UpScoreNov. 2Paris OpenPete Sampras$393,000J. Bjorkman63 46 63 61Nov. 2Columbian Open (Bogota)Francisco Clavet43,000N. Lapentti 63 63Nov.…2022 Winter Olympics: Snowboarding
More Mixed Teams gives men and women more chances to compete Source: Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via APRelated Links 2022 Winter Olympics History of Snowboarding Ski Jumping…Nigeria
(Encyclopedia) CE5 NigeriaNigerianījĭrˈēə [key], officially Federal Republic of Nigeria, republic (2015 est. pop. 181,182,000), 356,667 sq mi (923,768 sq km), W Africa. It borders on the Gulf of…Trending
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