William Simon

(1927—2000)

U.S. Secretary of Treasury

The nation should have a tax system that looks like someone designed it on purpose.

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Simon Legree

[Simon Legree] {n.}, {informal} A strict person, especially a boss, who makes others work very hard. * /Don't talk on the job; the boss is a real Simon Legree./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get something out of one's system

[get something out of one's system] {v. phr.} 1. To eliminate some food item or drug from one's body. * /John will feel much better once he gets the addictive […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on purpose

[on purpose] {adv. phr.} For a reason; because you want to; not accidentally. * /Jane did not forget her coat; she left it in the locker on purpose./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

public-address system

[public-address system] {n.} A set of devices for making a speaker's voice louder so that he can be heard by more people. * /The public-address system broke down during the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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лёгок на помине

[лёгок на помине] {turn of speech} [`l'iogok na po`minye] {literally} ~volatile if/while mentioned. {informal} […]

attributed to Oliver Cromwell

Put your trust in God--but keep your powder dry.

pull out of a hat

[pull out of a hat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get as if by magic; invent; imagine. * /When the introduction to a dictionary […]

read between the lines

[read between the lines] {v. phr.} To understand all of a writer's meaning by guessing at what he has left unsaid. * /Some […]