Get the Monkey Off Your Back

to overcome a drug/alcohol addiction

Quotes

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--/ I took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference.
- Robert Frost

Chew before you swallow.

-George W. Bush, On TV, about his passing out eating a pretzel

We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.
- George W. Bush, Speech after 9/11 attacks

Vocabulary from friends 2x11

cater
verb [I or T]
to provide, and sometimes serve, food:
I'm catering for twelve on Sunday, all the family are coming.
Which firm will be catering at the wedding reception?
US Who catered your party?

fart (GAS)
verb [I] VERY INFORMAL
to release gas from the bowels through the bottom

fart
noun [C] VERY INFORMAL
an escape of gas from the bowels:
to do a fart

inspect
verb [T]
1 to look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, especially about their quality or condition:
After the crash both drivers got out and inspected their cars for damage.
She held the bank note up to the light and inspected it carefully.

2 to officially visit a place or a group of people in order to check that everything is correct and legal:
An official from the Department of Health will be inspecting the restaurant this afternoon.
The King inspected the troops.


nude
adjective
not wearing any clothes; naked:
She once posed nude for a magazine.
Nude sunbathing is only allowed on certain beaches.

dice (CUT)
verb [T]
to cut food into small squares:
Peel and dice the potatoes.
diced carrots

emphatic
adjective
done or said in a strong way and without any doubt:
Poland reached the final of the championship yesterday with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Italy.
The minister has issued an emphatic rejection of the accusation.

futile
adjective
(of actions) having no effect or achieving nothing; unsuccessful:
Attempts to get supplies to the region are futile because troops will not allow the aid convoy to enter the city.
It's quite futile trying to reason with him - he just won't listen.
All my attempts to cheer her up proved futile.

cape (COAT)
noun [C]
a type of loose coat without sleeves, which is fastened at the neck and hangs from the shoulders

matrimony
noun [U] FORMAL
the state of being married

Quotes

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
- Elbert Hubbard, US author
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
- Bill Cosby, US comedian & television actor

a grain of truth

a small amount of truth
There's a grain of truth in what she says but it's greatly exaggerated.

inasmuch as

conjunction FORMAL
used to introduce a phrase which explains why or how much something described in another part of the sentence is true:
Inasmuch as you are their commanding officer, you are responsible for the behaviour of these men.

= because