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A bad excuse is better than none; A bad penny always turns up; A bad workman blames his tools; A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; A cat may look at a king; A chain is only as strong as its weakest link; A dog is a man's best friend; A drowning man will clutch at a straw; A fool and his money are soon parted [4] A friend in need (is a ...
an excuse that has not been sought [is] an obvious accusation: More loosely, "he who excuses himself, accuses himself"—an unprovoked excuse is a sign of guilt. In French, qui s'excuse, s'accuse: exeat: s/he may go out: A formal leave of absence exegi monumentum aere perennius: I have reared a monument more enduring than bronze: Horace ...
The complete phrase is "de gustibus et coloribus non est disputandum" ("when we talk about tastes and colours there is nothing to be disputed"). Probably of Scholastic origin; see Wiktionary. de integro: again, a second time: de jure: by law "Official", in contrast with de facto; analogous to "in principle", whereas de facto is to "in practice ...
Happy back to school! Parents, teachers and students, find funny and motivational back-to-school quotes about education, learning and working with others.
The earliest confirmed publication is the 1866 Dion Boucicault play Flying Scud, [2] in which a character knowingly breezes past a difficult situation saying, "Excuse me Mr. Quail, I can't stop; I've got to see a man about a dog." [3] [4] Time magazine observed that the phrase was the play's "claim to fame". [5]
“Particularly in high-achieving regions, this is a go-to question,” Dr. Danda says. “Not every student decides or needs to go to college immediately after high school. Some kids need more ...
"Excuse my French" appears an 1895 edition of Harper's Weekly, where an American tourist asked about the architecture of Europe says "Palaces be durned! Excuse my French." Excuse my French." [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The phrase "pardon my French" is recorded in the 1930s and may be a result of English-speaking troops returning from the First World War.
Close to 1 in 10 people in the U.S., about 32 million people, are Hispanic males; the U.S. Latino population is nearly evenly divided between men and women.