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This writing business. Pencils and what not. Over rated if you ask me.

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x-rated

[x-rated] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Pertaining to movies, magazines, and literature judged pornographic and therefore off limits for minors. * /My son celebrated his 21st birthday by going to an x-rated […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

mean business

[mean business] {v. phr.}, {informal} To decide strongly to do what you plan to do; really mean it; be serious. * /The boss said he would fire us if we […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

business

[business] See: [DO THE BUSINESS], [HAVE NO BUSINESS], [LAND-OFFICE BUSINESS], [MEAN BUSINESS], [MONKEY BUSINESS], [THE BUSINESS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

do the business

[do the business] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do what is needed or wanted; get the job done; take proper action. * /The boys had trouble in rolling the stone, but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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быть на дружеской ноге

[быть на дружеской ноге] (с кем-л.) {v. phr.} [byit' na `drujeskoj no`g'e] {literally} To be on a […]

peeping Tom

[peeping Tom] {n.} A man or boy who likes sly peeping. * /He was picked up by the police as a peeping Tom./

pull one's leg

[pull one's leg] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get someone to accept a ridiculous story as true; fool someone with a humorous […]

F. Dostoevsky

I like them to talk nonsense. That's man's one privilege over all creation. Through error you come to the truth! I am a man […]