Cynthia Heimel

U.S. humorist

A woman needs a man like a fish needs a net.

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fish fry

[fish fry] {n.} An outdoor party or picnic at which fish are fried and eaten. * /The guests at the fish fry caught and cooked their own fish./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

fish

[fish] See: [COLD FISH], [KETTLE OF FISH], [NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL], [NOT THE ONLY FISH IN THE SEA], [OTHER FISH TO FRY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

other fish to fry

[other fish to fry] {n. phr.}, {informal} Other things to do; other plans. * /They wanted John to be the secretary, but he had other fish to fry./ * /Mary […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

neither fish nor fowl

[neither fish nor fowl] also [neither fish, flesh, nor fowl] Something or someone that does not belong to a definite group or known class; a strange person or thing; someone […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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тянуть за язык

[тянуть за язык] {v. phr.} {literally} To pull someone by the tongue. To make someone say smt; to pump someone. […]

pull out

[pull out] {v. phr.} 1. To withdraw; leave unceremoniously. * /The defeated army hastily pulled out of the occupied […]

put a bug in one's ear

[put a bug in one's ear] or [put a flea in one's ear] See: [BUG IN ONE'S EAR].

Soren Kierkegaard

In relation to their systems most systematisers are like a man who builds an enormous castle and lives in a shack close by; […]