Richard Harkness

What is a committee? A group of the unwilling, picked from the unfit, to do the unnecessary.

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Milton Berle

(1908-2002) U.S. comedian Committee--a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours. www.sky-net-eye.com

on one's own account

[on one's own account] or {informal} [on one's own hook] {adv. phr.} 1. For yourself; as a free agent; independently. * /After they had picked out the class gift, members […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Richard Harris

(1933--), Irish actor I've formed a new group called Alcoholics Unanimous. If you don't feel like a drink, you ring another member and he comes over to persuade you. www.sky-net-eye.com

pick up

[pick up] {v.} 1. To take up; lift. * /During the morning Mrs. Carter picked up sticks in the yard./ 2. {informal} To pay for someone else. * /After lunch, […] 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 […]