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Many hands make light work; March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb; Marriages are made in heaven [17] [18] [19] Marry in haste, repent at leisure; Memory is the treasure of the mind; Men are blind in their own cause – Heywood Broun (1888–1939), American journalist; Men get spoiled by staying, women get spoiled by wandering
In 2023, women ran all major U.S. news networks and started to take over telecoms. Women in higher education and venture capital navigated the fallout of new attacks on diversity and inclusion ...
Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition Oxford Dictionary has 273,000 headwords; 171,476 of them being in current use, 47,156 being obsolete words and around 9,500 derivative words included as subentries. The dictionary contains 157,000 combinations and derivatives, and 169,000 phrases and combinations, making a total of over 600,000 word-forms.
In many cultures, the name for third molars, which are the last teeth to grow, is etymologically linked with wisdom, as in the English wisdom tooth. This nickname originated from the classical tradition – the Hippocratic writings used the term sóphronistér (in Greek , related to the meaning of moderation or teaching a lesson), and in Latin ...
wisdom and eloquence: One of the mottos of the Ateneo schools in the Philippines. [2] sapientia et veritas: wisdom and truth: Motto of Christchurch Girls' High School, New Zealand. sapientia et virtus: wisdom and virtue: Motto of the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. sapientia ianua vitae: wisdom is the gateway to life
In recent years, the terms “work wife” or “work husband” have become increasingly prevalent, so much so that a recent study found that seven in 10 people in office jobs claim to have a ...
Japanese commonly use proverbs, often citing just the first part of common phrases for brevity. For example, one might say i no naka no kawazu (井の中の蛙, 'a frog in a well') to refer to the proverb i no naka no kawazu, taikai o shirazu (井の中の蛙、大海を知らず, 'a frog in a well cannot conceive of the ocean').
woman's undepilated external genitalia (obscene slang) vagina (slang) bender: derogatory expression for a gay man, referring to the act of bending over to permit buggery. an expression for a binge drinking spree. bespoke (esp. of apparel) made to the customer's specification (US: custom-made, tailor-made) pret. of bespeak bill