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 n.— «On the surface, Exxon Mobil’s…most recent record quarter may seem like a thing of beauty. But Cramer dug deep into the earnings to find what Wall Street refers to as “hair”—one-time items that make a quarter look better than it actually is.» —“Cramer’s ‘Mad Money’ Recap: Snow White and the Markets” by Jim Cramer TheStreet.com Feb. 4, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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Hair On Your Back Teeth

Susan from Virginia Beach, Virginia, shares the phrase her mother used when the kids refused to eat: It’ll grow hair on your back teeth. This supposed motivator likely blends two older traditions: a German idiom, Haare auf den Zähnen haben...