Sandra Boynton, Chocolate: The Consuming Passion

Research tells us that 14 out of any 10 individuals like chocolate.

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pick-me-up

[pick-me-up] {n. phr.} Something you take when you feel tired or weak. * /John stopped at a drugstore for a pick-me-up after working three hours overtime./ * /Mary always carried […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

the likes of

[the likes of] {informal} Something like or similar to; something of the same kind as. * /I have never seen the likes of John./ * /It was a chocolate sundae […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

jawbreaker

[jawbreaker] {n.} 1. A large piece of hard candy or bubblegum. * /Billy asked his mother for a quarter to buy some jawbreakers and a chocolate bar./ 2. [informal] A […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

tear down

[tear down] {v.} 1. To take all down in pieces; destroy. * /The workmen tore down the old house and built a new house in its place./ 2. To take […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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открывать глаза

[открывать глаза] {v. phr.} [otkryi`vat' gla`za] {literally} to open smb's eyes. To help smb understand the […]

part and parcel

[part and parcel] {n. phr.} A necessary or important part; something necessary to a larger thing. - Usually followed by "of". […]

Mark Russell, Presenting Mark Russell, 1980

Cigarettes are as American as emphysema and apple pie.

get the message

[get the message] or [get the word] {v. phr.}, {slang} To understand clearly what is meant. * /The principal talked to the […]