a bon mot

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a bon mot

a funny or clever remark Wilde's bons mots are legendary.

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Such combinations were powerful: he would lovingly support a young architect or student who he would feel to be sincere and engaged, but he could waspishly send a bon mot out to a member of the audience who was leaving early. The man who changed England by Cook, Peter / The Architectural Review The other day there was a bon mot which said: "Failure begins when you stop trying to succeed", and that got me thinking. THOUGHT for the DAY by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) She exudes a rampant indifference to all the razzamatazz surrounding her success and despite her tag as a wordsmith, just cannot seem to summon up a bon mot when not limited to discussing institutionalised witchcraft. Word wizard needs a little more magic in her act by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			a bit much a bit of all right a bit of fluff a bit of how's your father a bit of rough a bit on the side a bite of the cherry a bite to eat a bitter pill a black day a black mark a blank cheque a blast from the past a bleeding heart a blessing in disguise a blind alley a blind date a blind spot a blood brother a blot on the landscape a blow job a blue-eyed boy a bodice-ripper a body blow a bolt from the blue a bon mot a bon viveur a bone of contention a bone to pick with a bossy boots a bottomless pit a brain box a brain drain a brain trust a breath of fresh air a bright spark a bright spot a broad church a Bronx cheer a bucks party a bully pulpit a bum rap a bum steer a bumpy ride a bundle of joy A burnt child dreads the fire a busman's holiday a buzz word a C-note a call girl a calling card			a blind spot A block A block of shares A Blockdiagram Language a blood brother a blot on (one's) escutcheon a blot on (one's) escutcheon a blot on (one's) escutcheon a blot on escutcheon a blot on escutcheon a blot on escutcheon a blot on the landscape a blow job a blow-by-blow description a blue-eyed boy a bodice-ripper a body blow a bolt from the blue a bolt from the blue a bolt from the blue a bolt from the blue a bolt from the blue a bolt out of the blue a bolt out of the blue a bolt out of the blue a bolt out of the blue a bolt out of the blue A bomb A bomb à bon marché a bon mot a bon viveur A bone of contention A bone of contention A bone to pick a bone to pick with A Bookcase of National Geographic Magazines A boolean function A Bootis A Boötis a bossy boots a bottomless pit a bounden duty a bounden duty A Box of Birds A Box of Birds A Box of Birds A Box of Birds A Box of Birds A Boy and His Blob A Boy Called Art A Boy Can do Everything for A Girl a boy toy A brachialis A brachialis A brachialis a brain box a brain drain a brain trust a breath of fresh air a brick short of a load

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