Nigel Rees, British humorist

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out of commission

[out of commission] {adj. phr.} 1. Retired from active military service; no longer on active duty. * /When the war was over, many warships were placed out of commission./ Contrast: […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in commission

[in commission] or [into commission] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. On duty or ready to be put on duty by a naval or military service; in active service. * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

one-upmanship

[one-upmanship] {v.}, {informal} Always keeping ahead of others; trying to keep an advantage. * /No matter what I do, I find that Jim has already done it better. He's an […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

commission

[commission] See: [IN COMMISSION] or [INTO COMMISSION], [OUT OF COMMISSION]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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бальзам на душу

[(лить) бальзам на душу] {v. phr.} [(`lit') bal'`zam `na dushu] {literally} pour one's soul with a balm […]

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cotton picking

[cotton picking], [cotton-pickin'] {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} Worthless, crude, common, messy. * /Keep your cotton […]

have done

[have done] {v.}, {formal} To stop; finish. * /When the teacher had done, she asked for questions from the class./ * /If […]