Honore de Balzac

[honest broker] {n. phr.} A person hired or appointed to act as an agent in a legal, business, or political situation where impartial advice is needed in order to settle […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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play cat and mouse with

[play cat and mouse with] {v. phr.} To tease or fool (someone) by pretending to let him go free and then catching him again. […]

P.J. O'Rourke

(1947--),Modern Manners, 1989 Men have children to prove they aren't impotent, or at least that some of their friends aren't.

говорить под руку

[говорить под руку] {v. phr.} [govo`rit' `pod ruku] {literally} to speak to (at) someone's hand. To say […]

double duty

[double duty] {n.} Two uses or jobs; two purposes or duties. * /Matthew does double duty. He's the janitor in the morning […]