Doris Day

(1924--), US actresssinger

The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.

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a little knowledge is a dangerous thing

[a little knowledge is a dangerous thing] {literary} A person who knows a little about something may think he knows it all and make bad mistakes. - A proverb. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

little

[little] See: [A LITTLE], [A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING], [GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW], [LITTLE FROG IN A BIG POND], [MAKE LITTLE OF], [NOT A LITTLE], [QUITE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

middle of the road

[middle of the road] {n. phr.} A way of thinking which does not favor one idea or thing too much; being halfway between two different ideas. * /The teacher did […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

know a thing or two about

[know a thing or two about] {v. phr.} To be experienced in; have a fairly considerable knowledge of. * /Tom has dealt with many foreign traders; he knows a thing […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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George Bernard Shaw

(1856-1950), Irish author I believe in the discipline of silence and could talk for hours about it.

быть на дружеской ноге

[быть на дружеской ноге] (с кем-л.) {v. phr.} [byit' na `drujeskoj no`g'e] {literally} To be on a […]

pick a bone

[pick a bone] See: [BONE TO PICK].

pipe

[pipe] See: [PUT THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT].