Dan McKinnon

Be aware that a halo has to fall only a few inches to be a noose.

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by inches

[by inches] {adv. phr.} By small or slow degrees; little by little; gradually. * /The river was rising by inches./ * /They got a heavy wooden beam under the barn […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fall short

[fall short] {v.} To fail to reach (some aim); not succeed. * /His jump fell three inches short of the world record./ * /The movie fell short of expectations./ Contrast: […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fall in

[fall in] {v.} 1. To go and stand properly in a row like soldiers. * /The captain told his men to fall in./ Contrast: [FALL OUT] (3). 2. to collapse. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fall back on

[fall back on] or [fall back upon] {v. phr.} 1. To retreat to. * /The enemy made a strong attack, and the soldiers fell back on the fort./ 2. To […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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по-барабану

[по-барабану] {adv. phr.} {informal} {colloquial} {slang} {used by youth} [po-bara`banu] Not caring abt. smt. * […]

in order to

[in order to] or [so as to] {conj.} For the purpose of; to. - Used with an infinitive. * /In order to follow the buffalo, […]

nervous prostration

[nervous prostration] {n.} An illness of the mind that makes you feel very tired, worried, and bored, and that often causes […]

Yiddish curse

Leeches should drink him dry.