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Brewer's: Ring One's Own Bell
(To). To be one's own trumpeter. Bells are rung to announce any joyous event, or the advent of some celebrity. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Rings Noted…Brewer's: Keep One's Own Counsel
(To). To be reticent of one's own affairs or plans. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Keep your Breath to Cool your PorridgeKeep One's Countenance A B C D…Burlington, Richard Boyle, 3d earl of
(Encyclopedia) Burlington, Richard Boyle, 3d earl of, 1694–1753, English patron and architect of the Neo-Palladian movement. Even before age 21, when he became a member of the Privy Council and Lord…hall
(Encyclopedia) hall, a communicating passageway or, in medieval buildings, the large main room. In the feudal castle of N Europe it was a single apartment, and in it lord and retainers lounged, ate,…The Pollen Room
Author:Zoë JennyPublisher:Simon & Schuster Swiss writer Zoë Jenny debuts with a unique voice perfectly suited to the tale it tells. The Pollen Room is narrated by Jo, a teenage girl…open education
(Encyclopedia) open education, also known as open classroom, type of educational reform. The central tenet of this informal system is that children want to learn and will do so naturally if left to…Panic Room
Director:David FincherWriter:David KoeppColumbia Pictures; R; 108 minutesRelease:4/02Cast:Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam David Fincher, the director of Fight Club, Seven, and…Boiler Room
Director/Writer:Ben YoungerNew Line Cinema; R; 110 minutesRelease:2/00Cast:Giovanni Ribisi, Nia Long, Ben Affleck Certain films suggest directions. They point outside themselves, indicating…Braine, John Gerard
(Encyclopedia) Braine, John Gerard, 1922–86, English novelist, b. Bradford, Yorkshire. With his first novel, Room at the Top (1957), Braine established himself as one of England's angry young men.…heating
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Typical warm-air heating system heating, means of making a building comfortably warm relative to a colder outside temperature. Old, primitive methods of heating a building or a…Trending
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