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  • 11the best laid schemes of mice and men — Meaning Origin From Robert Burns poem To a Mouse , 1786. It tells of how he, while ploughing a field, upturned a mouse s nest. The resulting poem is an apology to the mouse and goes on to say that the best laid schemes o mice an men, Gang aft a… …

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  • 12the best-laid plans of mice and men go oft astray — plans are not guaranteed, plans sometimes do not work out    If this boat sinks, we ll say, The best laid plans of mice and men go oft astray …

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  • 13best laid plans — noun A proverbial expression used to signify the futility of making detailed plans when the outcome is uncertain …

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  • 14best — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of the most excellent or desirable type or quality. 2) most suitable, appropriate, or sensible. ► ADVERB 1) to the highest degree; most. 2) to the highest standard. 3) most suitably, appropriately, or sensibly. ► …

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  • 15best — see all’s for the best in the best of all possible worlds the best is the enemy of the good the best of friends must part the best of men are but men at best the best things come in small packages the best things in life are f …

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  • 16best — {{11}}best (adj.) O.E. beste, reduced by assimilation of t from earlier O.E. betst best, first, in the best manner, originally superlative of bot remedy, reparation, the root word now only surviving in to boot (see BOOT (Cf. boot) (2)), though… …

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  • 17Laid Back — sind ein dänisches Popduo. Es wurde 1979 von dem Keyboarder Tim Stahl und dem Gitarristen John Guldberg ins Leben gerufen. Ihre größten Erfolge feierten Laid Back in den 1980er und frühen 1990er Jahren mit einer gängigen Mischung aus Synthie Pop …

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  • 18Laid back — Le terme Laid Back est souvent employé pour décrire une personne qui a une personnalité douce et facile à vivre. Il peut également être employé pour décrire un endroit ou une situation qui est calme, détendu ou informel. Laid Back est un duo pop… …

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  • 19laid out — {adj.} Arranged. * /Her house is very conveniently laid out./ …

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  • 20laid out — {adj.} Arranged. * /Her house is very conveniently laid out./ …

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