J. De La Bruyere

A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were.

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crown jewels

[crown jewels] {n. pl.} The crown, staff, and jewels used for the crowning of a king or queen; the crown and jewels representing royal power and authority. * /The crown […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

King James I

(1566-1625) King of Great Britain, in "A Counterblast to Tobacco " A custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and […] www.sky-net-eye.com

Michael Patton

If a person wants to be atheistic it's his God-given right to be an atheist. www.sky-net-eye.com

kings ransom

[king's ransom] {n. phr.} 1. An excessively large sum of money extorted by kidnappers to let someone go free. * /The Smith family had to pay a kings ransom for […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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с бухты-барахты

[с бухты-барахты] {adv. phr.} {colloquial} {slang} [s `buhtyi-ba`rahtyi] Offhand; off the cuff; suddenly; […]

pitch

[pitch] See: [WILD PITCH].

Margaret Brucker, Reader's Digest

(April 1976) Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we drop a bunch of clothes hangers.

close at hand

[close at hand] {adj. phr.} Handy; close by; within one's range. * /My calendar isn't close at hand, so I can't tell you […]