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To go straight to the proverbial horse’s mouth, the IRS has very simple rules about what is not considered a gift that triggers a taxable event.

The only person who can turn down the proverbial temperature on this issue is Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who should know all the bad that American imperialism has wrought on Latin America.

“We are looking under the proverbial couch cushions,” said Amelia Powers Gardner, one of three elected county commissioners responsible for making local policy, overseeing operations and managing finances.

Mitchell, whose group represents 1,600 campuses, said schools are “between a proverbial rock and hard place.”

He is the proverbial New York sewer rat, cornered and lashing out in a desperate attempt to survive.