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• refrain — refrain1 [ri frān′] vi. [ME refreinen < OFr refrener < L refrenare < re , back + frenare, to curb < frenum, rein] to hold back; keep oneself (from doing something); forbear vt. Archaic to hold back; curb SYN. REFRAIN1 usually suggests …   English World dictionary

• refrain — [[t]rɪfre͟ɪn[/t]] refrains, refraining, refrained 1) VERB If you refrain from doing something, you deliberately do not do it. [V from ing/n] Mrs Hardie refrained from making any comment... [V from ing/n] He appealed to all factions to refrain… …   English dictionary

• refrain — I re•frain [[t]rɪˈfreɪn[/t]] v. i. 1) cvb to keep oneself from doing or saying something (often fol. by from) 2) archaic to curb • Etymology: 1300–50; ME refreinen < OF refrener < L refrēnāre to rein in, restrain =re re + frēnāre, v. der.… …   From formal English to slang

• From Me to You — Infobox Single Name = From Me to You Cover size = Caption = Original From Me to You 45 Artist = The Beatles from Album = A side = B side = Thank You Girl Released = 11 April 1963 (UK) 27 May 1963 (US)… …   Wikipedia

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• Sketches from Late Night with Conan O'Brien — The following is a list of sketches performed on the late night program Late Night with Conan O Brien .Major sketchesActual ItemsA parody of Jay Leno s Headlines segment on The Tonight Show in which Leno finds humorous mistakes in various… …   Wikipedia

• hold one's tongue — {v. phr.} To be silent; keep still; not talk. May be considered rude. * /The teacher told Fred to hold his tongue./ * /If people would hold their tongues from unkind speech, fewer people would be hurt/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• hold one's tongue — {v. phr.} To be silent; keep still; not talk. May be considered rude. * /The teacher told Fred to hold his tongue./ * /If people would hold their tongues from unkind speech, fewer people would be hurt/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• bite back — To refrain from saying • • • Main Entry: ↑bite * * * bite back [phrasal verb] informal 1 : to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you Weary of her rival s accusations, the candidate bit back [=hit back, fought back] with an …   Useful english dictionary

• Hal LeSueur — Infobox Actor name = Hal LeSueur birthname = Hal Hays LeSueur birthdate = birth date|1903|9|3 birthplace = San Antonio, Texas deathdate = death date and age|1963|5|3|1903|9|3 deathplace = Los Angeles, California yearsactive = 1935 1957 spouse =… …   Wikipedia

• Kinsley gaffe — A Kinsley Gaffe or Gaffe in Washington in American politics is the term used for telling the truth by accident: in other words, it describes the situation when a politician says something inadvertently in public which he or she privately believes …   Wikipedia