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define "the dangerous age"
How many years-old is "the dangerous age"? Where does the term come from? (Google doesn't seem to know.)
"I've reached the dangerous age, and lady, I'm going to have fun."
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"Down in my boots"
May Sarton, an early 20th century poet, wrote in a letter:
"Politically I am down in my boots."
What could she mean? Angry? Frustrated? Disheartened?
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