glad rags

[best bib and tucker] or [Sunday best] or [Sunday go-to-meeting clothes] {n. phr.}, {informal} Best clothes or outfit of clothing. * /The cowboy got all dressed up in his best […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

from rags to riches

[from rags to riches] {adv. phr.} Suddenly making a fortune; becoming rich overnight. * /The Smiths went from rags to riches when they unexpectedly won the lottery./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

rag

[rag] See: [CHEW THE FAT] or [CHEW THE RAG], [GLAD RAGS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

glad hand

[glad hand] {n.}, {informal} A friendly handshake; a warm greeting. * /Father went to the front door to give Uncle Fred the glad hand when he arrived./ * /The politician […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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put about

[put about] {v. phr.} - Nautical usage. To turn in the opposite direction; turn around. * /When we saw the storm clouds […]

лиха беда начало

[лиха беда начало] {proverb} [li`kha be`da na`chalo] ~the first step is the hardest {literally} Beginning is […]

Samuel Butler

Habitual teetotalers. There should be asylums for such people. But they would probably relapse into teetotalism as soon as they […]

on one's hands

[on one's hands] or In your care or responsibility; that you must do something about. * /Mrs. Blake left her five children […]