C.S. Lewis

(1898—1963)

English author

You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.

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suit up

[suit up] {v. phr.} To don a uniform or sports outfit. * /The veterans like to suit up for the Fourth of July parade./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

to one's name

[to one's name] {adv. phr.} In your ownership; of your own; as part of your belongings. * /David did not have a book to his name./ * /Ed had only […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

suit yourself

[suit yourself] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do what one likes or prefers. * /"I don't care where you want to sleep," he said. "Suit yourself!"/ A Dictionary of American Idioms

follow suit

[follow suit] {v. phr.} 1. To play a card of the same color and kind that another player has put down. * /When diamonds were led, I had to follow […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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сыграть в ящик

[сыграть в ящик] {colloquial} {slang} {v. phr.} умереть See also: [приказать долго жить]

be in someone else's shoes

[be in someone else's shoes] {v. phr.} To be in someone else's situation. * /Fred has had so much trouble recently that we […]

on record

[on record] {adj. phr.} 1. An official or recorded statement or fact; said for everyone to know. * /We do not know when the […]