Mark Steinback

Ask not what you can do for your country, for they are liable to tell you.

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old country

[old country] {n. phr.} Primarily Europe, but also any country other than the United States where one originally came from. * /Al's wife was born in Chicago but Al himself […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

leave one's mark

[leave one's mark] {v. phr.} To leave an impression upon; influence someone. * /Tolstoy never won the Nobel Prize, but he left his mark on world literature./ See: [MAKE ONE'S […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

wide of the mark

[wide of the mark] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Far from the target or the thing aimed at. * /James threw a stone at the cat but it went wide […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

mark off

[mark off] {v. phr.} Mark with lines; lay out in sections. * /The field will be marked off in accordance with the special track events that will take place tomorrow./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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головная боль

[головная боль] {n. phr.} [golov`naya bol'] - sth. that needs to be done and is bothering your mind; - the […]

Jessica Mitford

(1917- ), Saturday Review, 1 February 1964 I have nothing against undertakers personally. It's just that I wouldn't want one […]

short

[short] See: [CAUGHT SHORT], [FALL SHORT], [FOR SHORT], [IN BRIEF] or [IN SHORT], [IN SHORT ORDER], [IN SHORT SUPPLY], […]

sign on the dotted line

[sign on the dotted line] {v. phr.} To attach one's signature on an important document, such as a contract, a bill of sales, […]