Robert S. Lynd

U.S. sociologist

Games are the last resort of those who do not know how to socialize.

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as a last resort

[as a last resort] {adv. phr.} In lieu of better things; lacking better solutions. * /"We'll sleep in our sleeping bags as a last resort," John said, "since all the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fun and games

[fun and games] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A party or other entertaining event. 2. Something trivially easy. 3. Petting, or sexual intercourse. 4. (Ironically) An extraordinary difficult task. * /How […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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pace

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pound away at

[pound away at] {v. phr.} 1. To attack; criticize. * /In his campaign speeches the candidate kept pounding away at the […]

брать за сердце

[брать за сердце] {v.phr.} [brat' za `serce] {literally} to touch by the heart. To excite, to impress strongly. […]

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(1780-1832) English authorclergyman Men will wrangle for religion; write for it, fight for it; die for it; anything but live […]