Thomas R. Marshall

(1854—1925)

U.S. Vice-President

I'm from Indiana, the home of more first-rate second-class men than any other state in the union.

No categories: add yours

To section: M

Subscribe to: Famous expressions

► Also consider the parent subscriptions (1)

Home page and general feed

Add my comment

✉

Our RSS-channels

Show All

See as well

second-class

[second-class] (1) {adj.} 1. Belonging in the class that is next to the highest or next best. * /He was only a second-class math student./ * /His parents traveled as […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Johnny Carson

(1925-2005) U.S. talk show host, "What Democracy Means to Me," 1991 Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be President, and anyone who doesn't grow up can be Vice […] www.sky-net-eye.com

first-class

[first-class] (1) {adj.} 1. Of the highest class or best kind; excellent; first-rate. * /Jane did a first-class job of repairing the coat./ * /It was a first-class TV program./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

third class

[third class] {n.} 1. The third best or highest group; the class next after the second class. * /Mary won the pie-making contest in the third class, for the youngest […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Recent updates

play cat and mouse with

[play cat and mouse with] {v. phr.} To tease or fool (someone) by pretending to let him go free and then catching him again. […]

P.J. O'Rourke

(1947--),Modern Manners, 1989 Men have children to prove they aren't impotent, or at least that some of their friends aren't.

говорить под руку

[говорить под руку] {v. phr.} [govo`rit' `pod ruku] {literally} to speak to (at) someone's hand. To say […]

double duty

[double duty] {n.} Two uses or jobs; two purposes or duties. * /Matthew does double duty. He's the janitor in the morning […]