Otto von Bismarck

(1815—1898), German Chancellor

Laws are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made.

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right-hand man

[right-hand man] {v. phr.} A valued and indispensable assistant. * /The chancellor of the university never goes anywhere without the vice chancellor, his right-hand man, whose judgment he greatly trusts./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

made to order

[made to order] {adj. phr.} 1. Made specially in the way the buyer wants instead of all the same in large amounts; made especially for the buyer. * /Mr. Black's […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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сколько лет, сколько зим!

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part

[part] See: [DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR], [FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED], [FOR MY PART], [FOR ONE'S […]

pick one's teeth

[pick one's teeth] {v. phr.} To clean one's teeth with a toothpick. * /It is considered poor manners to pick one's teeth in […]

Phyllis McGinley

(1905-1978) U.S. poet Not reading poetry amounts to a national pastime here.