Carrie Snow

U.S. comediennescreenwriter

A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who never owned a car.

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own up

[own up] {v.}, {informal} To take the blame; admit your guilt; confess. * /When Mr. Jones asked who broke the window, Johnny owned up./ * /Mary owned up to having […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

snow job

[snow job] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Insincere or exaggerated talk designed to gain the favors of someone. * /Joe gave Sue a snow job and she believed every word of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

snow under

[snow under] {v.} 1. To cover over with snow. * /The doghouse was snowed under during the blizzard./ 2. {informal} To give so much of something that it cannot be […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

snow in

[snow in] {v.} To block up or trap by much snow; keep inside, * /After the storm the farmer and his family were snowed in for three days./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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pat

[pat] See: [PIT-A-PAT], [STAND PAT].

Brendan Gill

(1914-1997) U.S. U.S. writer Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.

моя хата с краю

[моя хата с краю] {informal} {adv. phr.} [mo`ya `hata s `kraju] {literally} my hut is on the periphery. ~I don't […]

hot rod

[hot rod] {n.}, {informal} An older automobile changed so that it can gain speed quickly and go very fast. * /Hot rods are […]