Shirley Conran

(1932--)

U.S. novelist

I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.

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(1932--) U.S. novelist I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it. www.sky-net-eye.com

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(1932--) U.S. novelist, Superwoman, 1975. Life is too short to stuff a mushroom. www.sky-net-eye.com

beneath one

[beneath one] {adj. phr.} Below one's ideals or dignity. * /Bob felt it would have been beneath him to work for such low wages./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

make a clean sweep of

[make a clean sweep of] {v. phr.} 1. Achieve a complete victory. * /In 7980 the Reagan Republicans made a clean sweep of the western states./ 2. To eliminate thoroughly […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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