Martin H. Fischer

(1879—1962 ), German physician

Half of the modern drugs could well be thrown out the window, except that the birds might eat them.

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for the birds

[for the birds] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Not interesting; dull; silly; foolish; stupid. * /I think history is for the birds./ * /I saw that movie. It's for the birds./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

half-and-half

[half-and-half] (1) {adj.} As much one thing as the other. * /We asked the coach if more boys than girls were interested in debating, and he said it was about […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

half

[half] See: [GO HALVES], [GO OFF HALF-COCKED] also [GO OFF AT HALF COCK], [IN HALF], [SIX OF ONE AND HALF-A-DOZEN OF THE OTHER], [TIME AND A HALF], [TOO-BY HALF]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

in half

[in half] {adv. phr.} 1. Into two equal parts. * /The ticket taker at the football game tore the tickets in half./ * /Mother cut the apple in half so […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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проехали

[проехали] {slang}{colloquial} [pro`ehal'i] Forget it; disregard; you should not pay attention to this or worry […]

play ball

[play ball] {v. phr.} 1. To begin play in a ball game. * /When the umpire calls "Play ball," the game begins./ 2. […]

Jonathan Swift

"Thoughts on Various Subjects", 1711 Every man desires to live long, but no man would be old.

butt in

[butt in] {v.}, {slang} To join in with what other people are doing without asking or being asked; interfere in other people's […]