A musical director was having a lot of trouble with one drummer. He talked and talked and talked with the drummer, but his performance simply didn"t improve.
Finally, before the whole orchestra, he said, "When a musician just can"t handle his instrument and doesn"t improve when given help, they take away the instrument, and give him two sticks, and make him a drummer."
A stage whisper was heard from the percussion section: "And if he can"t handle even that, they take away one of his sticks and make him a conductor."
—n. - destructive growth of minute fungi on plants.
- similar growth on damp paper, leather, etc. —v. Taint or be tainted with mildew. mildewy adj. [old english]
MILDLY
adv. In a mild fashion. to put it mildly as an understatement.
MILIEU
n. (pl. Milieux or -s) person's environment or social surroundings. [french]
MILLER
n. - proprietor or tenant of a mill, esp. A corn-mill.
- person operating a milling machine. [related to *mill]
MILLET
n. - cereal plant bearing small nutritious seeds.
- seed of this. [latin milium]
MILORD
n. (esp. As a form of address) english nobleman. [french from my lord]
MIMOSA
n. - shrub with globular usu. Yellow flowers.
- acacia plant with showy yellow flowers. [latin: related to *mime]
MINDED
adj. - (in comb.) A inclined to think in some specified way, or with a specified interest (mathematically minded; fair-minded; car-minded). B having a specified kind of mind (high-minded).
- (usu. Foll. By to + infin.) Disposed or inclined.
MINDER
n. - (often in comb.) Person employed to look after a person or thing (child minder).
- slang bodyguard.
MINGLE
v. (-ling) 1 mix, blend.
- (often foll. By with) mix socially. [old english]
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