Idiom of the Day
a force to be reckoned with
someone or something that is important and should not be ignored
The young man is a force to be reckoned with in the wrestling world.
Fact
The first known heart medicine was discovered in an English garden. In 1799, physician John Ferriar noted the effect of dried leaves of the common foxglove plant, digitalis purpurea, on heart action. Still used in heart medications, digitalis slows the pulse and increases the force of heart contractions and the amount of b lood pumped per heartbeat.
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