Elmore Leonard

(1925--)

U.S. suspense writer

I try to leave out the parts that people skip.

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skip out

[skip out] {v.}, {informal} To leave in a hurry; especially after cheating or taking money dishonestly; sneak away; leave without permission. * /The man skipped out of the hotel without […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

leave out

[leave out] {v. phr.} To skip; omit. * /The printer accidentally left out two paragraphs from Alan's novel./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

skip it

[skip it] {v. phr.}, {informal} To forget all about it. * /When Jack tried to reward him for returning his lost dog, the man said to skip it./ * /I […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

leave behind

[leave behind] {v. phr.} 1. Abandon. * /Refugees on the run must sometimes leave old and sick people behind./ 2. To forget; go away without. * /We had reached our […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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на пальцах

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cut no ice

[cut no ice] {v. phr.} To have no effect; achieve no result; be insignificant. * /The fact that the accused is a millionaire […]