Miguel de Saavedra Cervantes

(1547—1616), Spanish author

A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.

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the long and the short

[the long and the short] or [the long and short] {n. phr.} All that needs to be said; the basic fact; point. * /The long and the short of the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

short

[short] See: [CAUGHT SHORT], [FALL SHORT], [FOR SHORT], [IN BRIEF] or [IN SHORT], [IN SHORT ORDER], [IN SHORT SUPPLY], [MAKE SHORT WORK OF], [RUN SHORT], [SELL SHORT], [THE LONG AND […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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открывать глаза

[открывать глаза] {v. phr.} [otkryi`vat' gla`za] {literally} to open smb's eyes. To help smb understand the […]

part and parcel

[part and parcel] {n. phr.} A necessary or important part; something necessary to a larger thing. - Usually followed by "of". […]

Mark Russell, Presenting Mark Russell, 1980

Cigarettes are as American as emphysema and apple pie.

get the message

[get the message] or [get the word] {v. phr.}, {slang} To understand clearly what is meant. * /The principal talked to the […]