Beryl Bainbridge

(1934--)

English novelist

There are so many ways of us dying it's astonishing any of us choose old age.

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parting of the ways

[parting of the ways] {n. phr.} 1. The point where a road or path divides; a fork. * /They stood undecided at a parting of the ways, where a forest […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

dying to

[dying to] {adj. phr.} Having a great desire to; being extremely eager to. * /Seymour is dying to date Mathilda, but she keeps refusing him./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

pick and choose

[pick and choose] {v.} To select with much care; choose in a fussy way; take a long time before choosing. * /He was never one to pick and choose./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cut both ways

[cut both ways] or [cut two ways] {v. phr.} To have two effects; cause injury to both sides. * /People who gossip find it cuts both ways./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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