Karen Elizabeth Gordon

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All phone calls are obscene.

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pet name

[pet name] {n. phr.} A special or abbreviated name indicating affection. * /He never calls his wife her real name, "Elizabeth," but only such pet names as "honey," "honey bunch," […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Johnny Carson

(1925--) U.S. talk show host For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off. www.sky-net-eye.com

figure up

[figure up] {v. phr.} To calculate; add up. * /If you can figure up how many phone calls I've made from your home, I will pay you right away./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

duty calls

[duty calls] {n. phr.} One must attend to one's obligations. * /"I'd love to stay and play more poker," Henry said, "but duty calls and I must get back to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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по-барабану

[по-барабану] {adv. phr.} {informal} {colloquial} {slang} {used by youth} [po-bara`banu] Not caring abt. smt. * […]

in order to

[in order to] or [so as to] {conj.} For the purpose of; to. - Used with an infinitive. * /In order to follow the buffalo, […]

nervous prostration

[nervous prostration] {n.} An illness of the mind that makes you feel very tired, worried, and bored, and that often causes […]

Yiddish curse

Leeches should drink him dry.