empty sacks will never stand upright — Extreme need makes survival impossible. Also used as an argument for taking food or drink (see quot. 1978) 1642 G. TORRIANO Select Italian Proverbs 90 Sacco vuoto non può star in piedi. An emptie sack cannot stand upright: nota, Applied to such… … Proverbs new dictionary
nonstandard — non•stand•ard [[t]ˈnɒnˈstæn dərd[/t]] adj. 1) not standard 2) ling. not conforming in pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, etc., to the usage characteristic of and considered acceptable by most educated native speakers Compare standard 25) •… … From formal English to slang
nonstandardized — non•stand′ard•ized adj … From formal English to slang
weirdie — n a non conformist, eccentric, a beatnik or hippy. The terms have been used, typi cally by disapproving adults, since the end of the 1950s; weirdie was the stand ard British version ( bearded weirdie was an elaboration) until about 1966 when the… … Contemporary slang
weirdo — n a non conformist, eccentric, a beatnik or hippy. The terms have been used, typi cally by disapproving adults, since the end of the 1950s; weirdie was the stand ard British version ( bearded weirdie was an elaboration) until about 1966 when the… … Contemporary slang
Sinn Féin — For the 19th century use of the term, see Sinn Féin (19th century). Sinn Féin Secretary General Dawn Doyle Founder Arthur Griffith … Wikipedia
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
Casualties of the Iraq War — This article is about casualties for the war beginning in 2003. For other wars, see Iraq war (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
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