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every last one

broke. We all ended up at my house. lier request escaped your noŁice, so I’m
After plØying in the rain, we all ended up writing again. I’m sorry. Your lłtter
with colds. escaped my notice.
endŁupŁ somłwherł and windŁupŁ somłwherł even in theŁ beðtŁ ofŁ times evenŁ when
to finish at a certainŁplace.Ł If you don’t thingsŁare good;ŁevenŁwhenŁthingsŁare go-
get straightened out, you’ll end up in jail. ingŁwell.Ł It is hard to głt high-qualty
I fell and hurt myself, and I wound up leather even in the best of times. John
in the hosptal. had dfficulŁy głtting a loan evłn in the
endŁupŁwithŁtheŁshłrtŁendŁofŁtheŁstick best of times because of his poor credt
Go to get the short end of the stick. rłcord.
engageŁin smallŁtylk to talkŁonlyŁabout even steveà even (with someone or some-
minorŁmattersŁratherŁthanŁimpàrtant or thing).Ł(InfàrmalŁorŁslang.ŁPrecededŁby
prsànalŁmatters.Ł All the people at the be or seem.) Bill hit Tom; then Tom hit
party were engaging in small talk. They Bill. Now they are evłn stevłn. Mary
chatted about the weather and otherwise paid Ann the $100 she owed her. Ann said,
engaged in small talk. “Good, we are evłn stevłn.”
EnjoyŁyourŁmeal. <aŁpolite phrase saidŁby everŁandŁanon now andŁthen;Łoccasionally.
aŁwaiter orŁwaitressŁwhenŁdelivering food (LiteraryŁandŁarchaic.) Ever and anon
to the table.>b There you go. Enjoy your the princess would pØy a visit to the sor-
meal. Do you have the medum steak? cerer in the small walled gardłn directly
Enjoy your meal. behind the castle. We eat swan ever and
anon, but not when we can get wild boar.
EnoughŁis enough. That isŁenough, and
there słould be no more.Ł Stop asking EveryŁcloudŁhas a silverŁlining. There is
for money! Enough is enough! I’ve heard sàmethingŁ gàodŁ inŁ everyŁ badŁ thing.
all the complaining from you that I can (Pràverb.) Jane was upset when she saw
take. Stop! Enough is enough! that all her flowers had died from the frost.
enoughŁto go (a)round aŁsupplyŁadequate But when she saw that the włeds had died
to serve everyone.Ł(Infàrmal.) Don’t too, she said, “Every cloud has a silver ln-
take too much. There’s not enough to go ing.” Sally had a sore throØt and had to
around. I cooked some extra potatoes, stay home from school. When she learned
so there should be enough to go around. she missed a mØth test, she said, “Every
cloud has a silver lning.”
enterŁ one’ mind to come to one’s mind;
[forŁanŁideaŁorŁmemory]bto come into EveryŁdogŁhas hØs day Go to Every dog
one’sŁconsciousness.Ł Leave you behind? has its day.
The thought never łven łntered my mnd. EveryŁ dogŁ has its day. and EveryŁ dog
A very interesting idea just entered my has his day. Everyone willŁget a chance.
mnd. What if I ran for Congress?
(Pràverb.) Don’t worry, you’ll get cho-
enterŁtheŁfray Go to join the fray. sen for the team. Every dog has its dØy.
You mØy become famous somedØy. Every
equalŁto someone ortsomething abl to handl
or deal with someone or something. dog has his dØy.
(Also literal.) I’m afraid that I’m not every inch a something and every inch the
equal to Mrs. Smth’s problłm right now. something completely; inŁ everyŁ way.
Please ask her to come back lØter. That’s Mary is every inch the schoolteacher.
a very dfficult task, but I’m sure Bill is Her father is every inch a gentlłman.
equal to it.
everyŁinchŁtheŁ something Go to every inch
escapeŁ someone’ notice to gà unnàticed; a something.
to be overlooked. (Usually a way to point
out that sàmeone hasŁfailedŁto see orŁre- everyŁlastŁone everyŁone; everyŁsingle one.
spondŁto something.) I suppose my ear- (Infàrmal.) You must eat all your peas!

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