I have not been able to discover whether there exists a precise French…

Christopher Hitchens
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I have not been able to discover whether there exists a precise French equivalent for the common Anglo-American expression 'killing time.' It's a very crass and breezy expression, when you ponder it for a moment, considering that time, after all, is killing us. ✨ Christopher Hitchens (2012). Love, Poverty and War: Journeys and Essays, p.98, Atlantic Books Ltd
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