Doris Day

(1924--), US actresssinger

The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.

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a little knowledge is a dangerous thing

[a little knowledge is a dangerous thing] {literary} A person who knows a little about something may think he knows it all and make bad mistakes. - A proverb. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

little

[little] See: [A LITTLE], [A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING], [GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW], [LITTLE FROG IN A BIG POND], [MAKE LITTLE OF], [NOT A LITTLE], [QUITE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

middle of the road

[middle of the road] {n. phr.} A way of thinking which does not favor one idea or thing too much; being halfway between two different ideas. * /The teacher did […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

know a thing or two about

[know a thing or two about] {v. phr.} To be experienced in; have a fairly considerable knowledge of. * /Tom has dealt with many foreign traders; he knows a thing […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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ума не приложу

[ума не приложу] {v. phr.} [u`ma ne prilo`zhu] {literally} (I) cannot apply my mind. ~ (I) cannot understand, […]

Joe Jacobs

(1899-1940) U.S. boxing manager, about attending the U.S. baseball World Series in 1935 I should of stood in bed.

in toto

[in toto] {adv. phr.} As a whole; in its entirety; totally; altogether. * /The store refused the advertising agency's […]

put on the map

[put on the map] {v. phr.} To make (a place) well known. * /The first successful climb of Mount Matterhorn put Zermatt, […]