Tag: lost cause
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Is the juice worth the squeeze
Saying: Is the juice worth the squeeze? Time is a precious commodity, and making the best use of it is essential. Although you may want to do something, sometimes you should ask yourself if the juice is worth the squeeze. You ask if the juice is worth the squeeze when you want to determine if…
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Straighten you out
Phrase: Straighten you out Ladies, I have a lot of respect for you, but I would never want to be you. They say a woman’s work is never done, and I don’t know how or why you ever do it. I’ve learned a few things in my life, and one of them is that for…
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Lost cause
WotD: Lost cause Before we can understand what a lost cause is, we need to know what a cause is. A cause is a socially valuable principle or a reason for doing something. For example, a cause could be providing free health care for those who cannot afford it, and the reason for doing this is that…
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Far gone
Phrase: Far gone In the sixties, before he was 007, Roger Moore played Simon Templar in The Saint. He had a cool car, too. It was a Volvo P1800 like the one in the picture, which is unfortunately too far gone to be saved now. I know when you think of Volvo, you don’t think of cool…
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Write-off
Word of the Day: Write-off If something is a write-off, it can no longer be used, or it was a complete waste of time. The car in the accompanying picture was caught up in a tornado. As you can see, it is no longer drivable. Therefore, it’s a complete write-off. The only thing that the…
