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I don't believe in divorce. I believe in widowhood.

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green with envy

[green with envy] {adj. phr.} Very jealous; full of envy. * /Alice's girlfriends were green with envy when they saw her new dress./ * /The other boys were green with […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

green power

[green power] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} The social prestige or power money can buy one. * /In American political elections the candidates that win are usually the ones who have green […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

green thumb

[green thumb] {n.}, {informal} A talent for gardening; ability to make things grow. - Considered trite by many. * /Mr. Wilson's neighbors say his flowers grow because he has a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

green around the gills

[green around the gills] or [pale around the gills] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Pale-faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. * /Bill's father took him for a ride in his boat […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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откладывать в долгий ящик

[откладывать в долгий ящик] {v. phr.} [ot`kladyivat' v `dolgij `yash'ik] {literally} to put smt. into a […]

pin one's faith on

[pin one's faith on] {v. phr.} To depend upon; trust. * /We pinned our faith on our home basketball team to win the state […]

pull up stakes

[pull up stakes] {v. phr.}, {informal} To leave the place where you have been living. * /We are going to pull up stakes and […]

Steven Wright

quoted in Vanity Fair, 1984 I was caesarean born. You can't really tell, although whenever I leave a house, I go out through […]