Kozma Prutkov

Gold lovers! How miserable must be all of your gains if they, taken together, aren't even worth a single leaf from the laurel wreath of a poet!

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Prutkov Kozma

Kozma Prutkov - a collective pseudonym for the group of Russian writers - Alexey Tolstoy and Zhemchuzhnikov brothers, who performed jointly in 50-60s of the 19th century. www.sky-net-eye.com

ill-gotten gains

[ill-gotten gains] {n. phr.} Goods or money obtained in an illegal or immoral fashion. * /The jailed criminal had plenty of time to think about his ill-gotten gains./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

worth

[worth] See: [BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH], [FOR ALL ONE IS WORTH], [GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE], [NOT WORTH A TINKER'S DAMN], [WORTH A […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

leaf through

[leaf through] {v. phr.} To scan or glance through a book or other reading matter. * /I only had time to leaf through the program before the concert started./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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piece out

[piece out] {v.} 1. To put together from many different pieces; put together from odd parts; patch. * /They pieced out a […]

powder

[powder] See: [TAKE A POWDER].

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Where singleness is bliss, it's folly to be wives.

подкладывать свинью

[подкладывать свинью] {v. phr.} [pod`kladyivat' svin'`ju] {literally} To lay a pig under sth. for someone. […]