Brigid De Vine

He took misfortune like a man--blamed it on his wife.

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die on the vine

[die on the vine] or [wither on the vine] {v. phr.} To fail or collapse in the planning stages. * /The program for rebuilding the city died on the vine./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

vine

[vine] See: [DIE ON THE VINE] or [WITHER ON THE VINE], [CLINGING VINE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

clinging vine

[clinging vine] {n.} A very dependent woman; a woman who needs much love and encouragement from a man. * /Mary is a clinging vine; she cannot do anything without her […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on the vine

[on the vine] See: [DIE ON THE VINE] or [WITHER ON THE VINE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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много воды утекло (с тех пор)

[много воды утекло (с тех пор)] {adv. phr.} [`mnogo vo`dyi ut'ek`lo (s tekh por)] {literally} ~Much […]

patrol

[patrol] See: [SHORE PATROL].

Public

[Public] See: [JOHN Q. PUBLIC].

La Rochefoucauld

In jealousy there is more of self love than of love to another.