Mark Twain

(1835—1910).

Put all thine eggs in one basket and--watch that basket.

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put all one's eggs in one basket

[put all one's eggs in one basket] {v. phr.} To place all your efforts, interests, or hopes in a single person or thing. * /Going steady in high school is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

basket case

[basket case] {n.}, {slang}, {also informal} 1. A person who has had both arms and both legs cut off as a result of war or other misfortune. 2. A helpless […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

basket

[basket] See: [PUT ALL ONE'S EGGS IN ONE BASKET]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Mark Twain

(1835-1910) When you cannot get a compliment by any other way pay yourself one. www.sky-net-eye.com

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powder

[powder] See: [TAKE A POWDER].

Letty Cottin Pogrebin

(1939--) U.S. feminist journalist Boys don't make passes at female smartasses.

биться как рыба об лёд

[биться как рыба об лёд] {v. phr.} [`bit'sya kak `ryba ob `liod] {literally} to beat against the ice like a […]

get an earful

[get an earful] {v. phr.}, {informal} To hear more (of usually unwelcome news) than one expects or wishes to hear. * /I […]