Lord Mancroft

(1914--)

British Conservative politician

All men are born equal, but quite a few eventually get over it.

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One of the principle troubles about inflation is that the public likes it. www.sky-net-eye.com

equal to

[equal to] {adj. phr.} Able to meet, do, or control; able to do something about. * /The situation took quick thinking, but John was equal to it./ * /When a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

natural-born

[natural-born] {adj.} 1. Being a (citizen) because you were born in the country. * /Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt came to the United States from Germany and are naturalized citizens but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lord it over

[lord it over] {v. phr.} To act as the superior and master of; dominate; be bossy over; control. * /John learned early to lord it over other children./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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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 […]