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Beggars on Horseback
Near the end of Book I, chapter 17 of Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens writes:
There are the beggars on horseback too, in another sense from the sense of the proverb. These are mounted and ready ...
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Where does the phrase of “boredom punctuated by moments of terror” come from?
I have often seen war described as "interminable boredom punctuated by moments of terror," or some variant thereof. More recently, it seems that I have been hearing this phrase used to describe other ...
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Origin of the phrase “third time's the charm” / “third time lucky”?
What would the origin of the saying "Third time's the charm" ? I've also heard it used as "third time lucky" ....Does anyone know if they are related ?
