Greying_Geezer's entries

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psychic distemper in the massesThe state of affairs in Germany as described in 1933 by Albert Einstein.added
8 months ago
tenuous relationship with the truthliaradded
1 year ago
love god and do what you like.A précis of St. Augustine's statement "Love God and do whatever you please: for the soul trained in love to God will do nothing to offend the One who is Beloved."added
1 year ago
one man's gain is another man's loss.Often a benefit to one person comes at a cost to another.added
2 years ago
'tis an ill wind that blows no goodSimilar to "every cloud has a silver lining" or "one man's gain is another's loss". This expression appeared in John Heywood's 1546 proverb collection and remains so well known that it is often shortened. (www.dictionary.com}added
2 years ago
winning is a great deodorantWinning in sport or politics can erase the "stink" (animosity, bad feelings) generated during the competition.added
2 years ago
shelf-stableIn food processing and packaging, a product that requires refrigeration after, but not prior to, opening.added
2 years ago
so crooked he could hide behind a spiral staircaseDishonest in the extremeadded
2 years ago
legend in one's own mindA self-aggrandizing image that a person has of his or her own accomplishmentsadded
2 years ago
alternative factsliesadded
3 years ago
hygiene theatreExcessive and unnecessary cleaning and disinfection of physical locations, to create and maintain an appearance that the location has proactively been made safe, notwithstanding evidence that the actions taken are unnecessary.added
3 years ago
toxic individualismAn insistence that one's individual "rights" supersede the commonweal, taken to such an extreme that it destroys relationships and communities.added
3 years ago
not the brightest bulb in the chandelierThere are more intelligent (i.e. brighter) people in the room or in existence generally.added
4 years ago
a few bulbs short of a chandelierDim-witted, not too bright. The "of" is included optionally.added
4 years ago
useless as tits on a bullTotally without useful functionadded
4 years ago
fish glassViewing device with glass at one end for surface-viewing of fish underwater.added
4 years ago
labrador floaterfishing schooneradded
4 years ago

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