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21better be an old man’s darling, than a young man’s slave — 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs II. vii. 13v Many yeres sens, my mother seyd to me, Hyr elders wold saie, it ys better to be An olde mans derlyng, then a yong mans werlyng [object of scorn]. 1721 J. KELLY Scottish Proverbs 74 Better an old… …
22better a century of tyranny than one day of chaos — Ibn Taymiyyah (or Taimiya) was a fourteenth century scholar of Damascus; this saying seems to have originated in his Kitāb al Siyasa al Shar’iya (Book of Divinely Ordered [literally, ‘Sharia’] Politics) written c 1311–15 (see quot. 1966). 1966 F …
23much — [ mʌtʃ ] (comparative more [ mɔr ] ; superlative most [ moust ] ) function word, quantifier *** Much can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable noun): There isn t much time left. How much money do you have? as… …
24Much Apu About Nothing — The Simpsons episode Episode no. 151 Prod. code 3F20 Orig. airdate May 5, 1996[1] Show runner(s) Bill Oakley Josh W …
25Much Ado About Nothing (2012 film) — Much Ado About Nothing Directed by Joss Whedon Produced by Joss Whedon Ba …
26much — ► DETERMINER & PRONOUN (more, most) 1) a large amount. 2) indicating that someone or something is a poor specimen: I m not much of a gardener. ► ADVERB 1) to a great extent; a great deal. 2) for a large part of one s time; often …
27Much Obliged, Jeeves —   1st edition (UK) …
28better the devil you know (than the devil you don't) — better the devil you know (than the devil you don’t) phrase used for saying that it is safer to deal with a bad but familiar person or thing than to risk dealing with someone or something that you do not know and that could be worse Thesaurus:… …
29better — bet|ter1 [ betər ] function word *** Better is the comparative form of good and well, and can be used in the following ways: as an adjective: a better method of teaching languages The weather is better today. as an adverb: Our opponents played… …
30much */*/*/ — UK [mʌtʃ] / US adverb, determiner, pronoun Word forms much : comparative more UK [mɔː(r)] / US [mɔr] superlative most UK [məʊst] / US [moʊst] Summary: Much can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable noun):… …
