drag race

[drag strip] {n.}, {slang} A place where drag races are held. * /Before the race Paul loaded his racer onto the trailer to take it out of town to the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

drag in

[drag in] {v.} To insist on bringing (another subject) into a discussion; begin talking about (something different.) * /No matter what we talk about, Jim drags in politics./ * /Whenever […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

drag on

[drag on] or [drag out] {v.} 1. To pass very slowly. * /The cold winter months dragged on until we thought spring would never come./ 2. To prolong; make longer. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

main drag

[main drag] {n.}, {colloquial} 1. The most important street or thoroughfare in a town. * /Lincoln Avenue is the main drag of our town./ 2. The street where the dope […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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ангельское терпение

[ангельское терпение] {n. phr.} [`angel'skoye ter`peniye] {literally} angel's patience. ~the patience of […]

H.L. Mencken

(1880-1956) Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't, they'd be married too.

at loose ends

[at loose ends] {adj. phr.} Without a regular job or settled habits; uncertain what to do next; having nothing to do for a […]

part with

[part with] {v.} 1. To separate from; leave. * /He parted with us at the end of the trip./ Compare: [PART COMPANY]. 2. To […]