tack on

[sharp as a tack] {adj. phr.} 1. Very neatly and stylishly dressed * /That new boy always looks sharp as a tack in class./ 2. Very intelligent; smart; quick-witted. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

go sit on a tack

[go sit on a tack] {v.}, {slang} Shut up and go away; stop bothering. - Usually used as a command and considered rude. * /Henry told Bill to go sit […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sign on the dotted line

[sign on the dotted line] {v. phr.} To attach one's signature on an important document, such as a contract, a bill of sales, etc. * /The seller said to the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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pip-squeak

[pip-squeak] {n.}, {informal} A small, unimportant person. * /If the club is really democratic, then every little pip-squeak […]

убить двух зайцев

[убить (сразу) двух зайцев] {perf.} {v. phr.} [u`b'it' (`srazu) `dvuh `zaicev] {literary} to kill two […]

George Clemenceau

(1841-1929), French politician War is a series of catastrophes which result in victory.

back away

[back away] {v.} To act to avoid or lessen one's involvement in something; draw or turn back; retreat. * /The townspeople […]