Samuel Johnson

(1709—1784), writer

Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.

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[good] See: [AS GOOD AS], [AS GOOD AS ONE GETS], [BUT GOOD], [DO ONE GOOD], [FOR GOOD], [FOR GOOD MEASURE], [GET THE GOODS ON], [HOLD GOOD], [IN GOOD], [IN GOOD […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Samuel Johnson

(1709-1784), Oct. 5, 1773 A cucumber should be well sliced and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for nothing. www.sky-net-eye.com

on one's part

[on one's part] or [on the part of one] {adj. phr.} 1. Of or by you; of someone's. * /When Miss Brown said I was a good student, that was […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Samuel Johnson

(1709-1784) English writer No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money. www.sky-net-eye.com

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лёгок на помине

[лёгок на помине] {turn of speech} [`l'iogok na po`minye] {literally} ~volatile if/while mentioned. {informal} […]

attributed to Oliver Cromwell

Put your trust in God--but keep your powder dry.

pull out of a hat

[pull out of a hat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get as if by magic; invent; imagine. * /When the introduction to a dictionary […]

read between the lines

[read between the lines] {v. phr.} To understand all of a writer's meaning by guessing at what he has left unsaid. * /Some […]