drag race

[drag strip] {n.}, {slang} A place where drag races are held. * /Before the race Paul loaded his racer onto the trailer to take it out of town to the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

drag in

[drag in] {v.} To insist on bringing (another subject) into a discussion; begin talking about (something different.) * /No matter what we talk about, Jim drags in politics./ * /Whenever […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

drag on

[drag on] or [drag out] {v.} 1. To pass very slowly. * /The cold winter months dragged on until we thought spring would never come./ 2. To prolong; make longer. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

main drag

[main drag] {n.}, {colloquial} 1. The most important street or thoroughfare in a town. * /Lincoln Avenue is the main drag of our town./ 2. The street where the dope […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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грызть гранит науки

[грызть гранит науки] {v. phr.} [gryizt' gra`nit na`uki] {literally} Crack granite of science To work hard […]

Zsa Zsa Gabor

I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back.

come alive

[come alive] or [come to life] {v.} 1. {informal} To become alert or attentive; wake up and look alive; become active. * […]

round-eyed

[round-eyed] or [wide-eyed] also [large-eyed] {adj.} Very much surprised; astonished; awed. * /The people were round-eyed […]