MAGGIE B

Lewis Carroll

 (To Maggie Bowman.)

WRITTEN by Maggie B Bought by me:

A present to Maggie B Sent by me:

But who can Maggie be? Answered by me:

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Upon the Death of Sir Albert Morton's Wife

Sir Henry Wotton (1568–1639)

He first deceased; she for a little tried

Separation

W. S. Merwin (1973)

Your absence has gone through me

Like thread through a needle.

Everything I do is stitched with its color

You Fit into Me

Margaret Atwood (1971)

You fit into me

Like a hook into an eye

A fish hook

An open eye

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Let’s Learn Slang

All Ears

MEANING: Listening carefully; keenly attentive.

Example:

I was all ears as Svet told me this exciting story.

Etymology:

You listen with your ears, so if you are ‘ all ears ‘ your entire being is listening to someone speak

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'Under the sun'

MEANING: This is an idiomatic way of saying ‘anywhere on earth’.

Example: This is the largest dinosaur exhibit anywhere. There’s nothing else like it under the sun."

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'Call it a day'

MEANING:  A remark made when it’s time to go home or stop a certain job.  Often said at the end of a workday.  When someone leaves the office for the day, it’s common to say “Well, I guess I’ll call it a day

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