Benjamin Disraeli

[see how the land lies] {v. phr.}, {informal} To reconnoiter; investigate. * /Before going there in person to ask for a job, you had better see how the land lies […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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головная боль

[головная боль] {n. phr.} [golov`naya bol'] - sth. that needs to be done and is bothering your mind; - the […]

Irish toast

May the enemies of Ireland never eat bread nor drink whisky, but be tormented with itching without benefit of scratching.

for the better

[for the better] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} With a better result; for something that is better. * /The doctor felt that moving […]

go by the board

[go by the board] also [pass by the board] {v. phr.} To go away or disappear forever, be forgotten or not used. * /Tom had […]