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put one's best foot forward

[put one's best foot forward] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try to make a good impression; try to make a good appearance; do one's best. * /During courtship, it is natural […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

look forward to

[look forward to] {v.} 1. To expect. * /At breakfast, John looked forward to a difficult day./ 2. To expect with hope or pleasure. * /Frank was looking forward to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

forward wall

[forward wall] {n.} The line of a football team. * /Princeton 's line outplayed the Rutgers forward wall./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

backward and forward

[backward and forward] or [backwards and forwards] {adv. phr.} To the full extent; in all details; thoroughly; completely. * /He understood automobile engines backwards and forwards./ * /He knew basketball […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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мороз по коже

[мороз по коже] {n. phr.} [mo`roz po `kozhe] 1. make one's flesh crawl (to cause someone’s skin to feel funny or […]

pond

[pond] See: [LITTLE FROG IN A BIG POND].

Horace

(Quintus Horatio Flaccus)(65-8 B.C.), Roman satirist Whatever advice you give, be short.

keep body and soul together

[keep body and soul together] {v. phr.} To keep alive; survive. * /John was unemployed most of the year and hardly made […]