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Brewer's: Halfpenny
I am come back again, like a bad ha'penny. A facetious way of saying “More free than welcome.” As a bad hapenny is returned to its owner, so have I returned to you, and you cannot get rid…Brewer's: Sardinian Laugh
Laughing on the wrong side of one's mouth. The Edinburgh Review says: “The ancient Sardinians used to get rid of their old relations by throwing them into deep pits, and the sufferers were…Brewer's: Barn-burners
Destructives, who, like the Dutchman of story, would burn down their barns to rid themselves of the rats. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BarnetBarnardine A…Brewer's: Abudah
Abu′dah A merchant of Bagdad, haunted every night by an old hag; he finds at last that the way to rid himself of this torment is to “fear God, and keep his commandments.” —Tales of the…Luther Martin: Luther Martin I
Luther Martin ILuther MartinFriday, January 18, 1788by Luther MartinMr. William Goddard:Sir, As the Publication under the Signature of the Connecticut Landholder is circulating remote from…Goodbye Mr. Chips?
New Evaluations Are Raising the Stakes for Teachers Teacher working with a student Related Links Race to the Top Official Site National Education Association…June 2016: Victory in Falluja: ISIS Retreats
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of June 2016. 1. Novak…Brewer's: Gabrina
in Orlando Furioso, is a sort of Potiphar's wife. (See under Argeo.) When Philander had unwittingly killed her husband,Gabrina threatened to deliver him up to the law unless he married her…Brewer's: Laissez Faire, Laissez Passer
Lord John Russell said: “Colbert, with the intention of fostering the manufactures of France, established regulations limiting the webs woven in looms to a particular size. He also…Brewer's: Gone Up
Put out of the way, hanged, or otherwise got rid of. In Denver (America) unruly citizens are summarily hung on a cotton tree, and when any question is asked about them the answer is…Trending
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