Tom Robbins

(1936-- )

U.S. novelist

Human beings were invented by water as a device of transporting itself from one place to another.

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fish out of water

[fish out of water] {n. phr.} A person who is out of his proper place in life; someone who does not fit in. * /Because Ed could not swim, he […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

water

[water] See: [BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER], [COME HELL OR HIGH WATER], [DEEP WATER], [FISH OUT OF WATER], [GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER], [HEAD ABOVE WATER], [HOLD WATER], [HELL […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in the --- place

[in the --- place] {adv. phr.} As the (first or second or third, etc.) thing in order or importance; first, second, or third, etc. - Used with "first", "second", "third", […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

William Inge

(1913-1973), American playwright A cat can be trusted to purr when she is pleased, which is more than can be said for human beings. www.sky-net-eye.com

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сколько лет, сколько зим!

[сколько лет, сколько зим] {interj.} Used to express a delight when you meet someone you have not seen for […]

part

[part] See: [DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR], [FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED], [FOR MY PART], [FOR ONE'S […]

pick one's teeth

[pick one's teeth] {v. phr.} To clean one's teeth with a toothpick. * /It is considered poor manners to pick one's teeth in […]

Phyllis McGinley

(1905-1978) U.S. poet Not reading poetry amounts to a national pastime here.