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Brewer's: Fish in Troubled Water
(To). In French, “Pêcher en eau troublé. ” To scramble for personal advantage in times of rebellion, revolution, or national calamity. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Dull as Ditch-water
Uninteresting; ditch-water is stagnant and has no go in it. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894DulnessDull as a Fro A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…Brewer's: King Over the Water
(The). The Young Pretender, or Chevalier Charles Edward. “My father so far compromised his loyalty as to announce merely `The king,' as his first toast after dinner, instead of the…Water in New York City
The Question: How much water (in gallons) does New York City consume in one day? The Answer: According to the New York City Department of Environmental…The Largest Body of Fresh Water
The Question: Could you tell me what the largest body of fresh water is in the world? The Answer: The largest freshwater lake in the world is Lake Superior in Michigan, which has an area of 31…Land and Water Area of States
(in square miles) These 2008 figures show that there have been increases in total water area and decreases in land area in almost every state. /**/ State Rank (total area) Land1…Clinch
(Encyclopedia) Clinch, river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, formed by the junction of two forks in SW Va., and flowing generally SW across E Tenn. to the Tennessee River at Kingston. Its waters and those…Ravi
(Encyclopedia) RaviRaviräˈvē [key], one of the five rivers of the Punjab, 475 mi (764 km) long, rising in the Himalayas, NW India, and flowing generally W into Pakistan, past Lahore, to join the…Agua Azul
(Encyclopedia) Agua Azul, series of waterfalls and pools on the Xanil River in Chiapas state, S Mexico, SW of Palenque in the Cascadas de Agua Azul Natural Park. The waters of the Agua Azul are noted…Sessions, Roger
(Encyclopedia) Sessions, Roger, 1896–1985, American composer and teacher, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Sessions was a pupil of Horatio Parker at Yale and of Ernest Bloch. He taught (1917–21) at Smith, leaving…Trending
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