Gelett Burgess

(1866—1951), poet

Men like to pursue an elusive woman like a cake of wet soap--even men who hate baths.

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Gelett Burgess

(1866-1951), poet If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead. www.sky-net-eye.com

soap opera

[soap opera] {n. phr.} Radio or television serialized stories of a sentimental nature, often involving sex, crime, and social intrigue. These shows often advertise soap products, hence their name. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Wallace Stevens

(1879-1955) U.S. poet, in Opus Posthumous, 1957 A poet looks at the world as a man looks at a woman. www.sky-net-eye.com

take the cake

[take the cake] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To take the first prize; be the best; rank first. * /Mr. Jones takes the cake as a storyteller./ 2. To be the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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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 […]