Grace Hansen

A wedding is just like a funeral except that you get to smell your own flowers.

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with bad grace

[with bad grace] or [with a bad grace] {adv. phr.} In an unpleasant or discourteous way; unwillingly. * /Fred takes defeat with bad grace./ * /Tom shouted "Hello" to Bill. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

with good grace

[with good grace] {adv. phr.} With pleasant and courteous behavior; politely; willingly; without complaining. * /The boys had been well-coached; they took the loss of the game with good grace./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

grace period

[grace period] or [period of grace] {n.} The time or extra time allowed in which to do something. * /Most insurance companies have a grace period of one month for […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

smell a rat

[smell a rat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be suspicious; feel that something is wrong. * /Every time Tom visits me, one of my ashtrays disappears. I'm beginning to smell a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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из огня да в полымя

[из огня да в полымя] {proverb} ~ out of the frying pan into the fire

public enemy

[public enemy] {n. phr.} A famous criminal. * /Al Capone of Chicago used to be Public Enemy Number One during prohibition./

Cardinal de Retz

(1613-1679), French politician Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand.

double-check

[double-check] {v.} 1. To do a double check on; look at again very carefully. * /When the last typing of his book was […]