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He gives twice who gives quickly. Prov. When someone asks you for something, it is more helpful to give something right away than to wait, even if you might be able to give more if you waited. Morris didn't have all the money his sister asked for, but he sent what he had immediately, knowing that he gives twice who gives quickly. Silence gives consent. Prov. If you do not object to what someone says or does, you can be assumed to agree with or condone it. Jill: What did Fred say when you told him we were thinking about leaving the office early? Jane: He didn't say anything. Jill: Then he must not mind if we go. Silence gives consent. What gives? Inf. What happened?; What went wrong?; What's the problem? Bill: Hi, you guys. What gives? Bob: Nothing, just a little misunderstanding. Tom's a little angry. Bob: Where's my wallet? What gives? Tom: I think one of those roughnecks who just walked by us has borrowed it for a little while. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Trainer Richard Mandella said after reading about Hollywood Park's plan: ``It sounds like somebody doesn't give a damn about the good horses. Meanwhile, the good-size art audience that doesn't give a damn about flatness anymore might look at these works more experientially: Neither transparent nor opaque but somewhere in between, these thicknesses of color, set in their subtle and slender frames of a different hue, have an ambiguous shallowness and depth, an equ ivocation between pure surface and infinite distance that taps into the long-standing meditative and even mystical connotations of the monochrome. If someone who doesn't give a damn about you asks, "How's it going? |
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