ACQUAINTANCE, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.
Ambrose Bierce · The Devil's Dictionary
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“ACQUAINTANCE, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow…”
- Author
- Ambrose Bierce
- Work
- The Devil's Dictionary
- Year
- 1911
- Chapter / part
- Entry: Acquaintance
- Length
- 19 words
- Source
- Project Gutenberg eBook #972
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