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look like the cat that ate the canary

[look like the cat that ate the canary] or [look like the cat that swallowed the canary] {v. phr.} To seem very self-satisfied; look as if you had just had […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

the likes of

[the likes of] {informal} Something like or similar to; something of the same kind as. * /I have never seen the likes of John./ * /It was a chocolate sundae […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

eat like a bird

[eat like a bird] {v. phr.} To eat very little; have little appetite. * /Mrs. Benson is on a diet and she eats like a bird./ * /Alice's mother is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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надо-б лучше, да нельзя

[надо-б лучше, да нельзя] {proverb} {adv. phr.} [`nado-b `luchshe, da nel'`zya] {literally} one would want […]

play the field

[play the field] {v. phr.}, {informal} To date many different people; not always have dates with the same person. * /Al had […]

promise

[promise] See: [AS GOOD AS ONE'S WORD], [LICK AND A PROMISE].

Don Herold

(1889-1966) U.S. humorist Don't ever slam the door; you might want to go back.