Mel Lazarus

U.S. cartoonist

The secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be its parent.

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in secret

[in secret] {adv. phr.} In a private or secret way; in a hidden place. * /The miser buried his gold in secret and no one knows where it is./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

come down

[come down] {v.} 1. To reduce itself; amount to no more than. - Followed by "to". * /The quarrel finally came down to a question of which boy would do […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

open secret

[open secret] {n.} Something that is supposed to be a secret but that everyone knows. * /It is an open secret that Mary and John are engaged./ * /Who will […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

child

[child] See: [BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE], [WITH CHILD]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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pig out

[pig out] {v. phr.} 1. To eat a tremendous amount of food. * /"I always pig out on my birthday," she confessed./ 2. To […]

Gore Vidal

(1925--) in New York Times (Feb. 4, 1973) Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.

висеть на телефоне

[висеть на телефоне] {v. phr.} {informal} [vi`s'et' na t'el'e`fon'e] {literally} to be hanging on the […]

knockout

[knockout] {n.}, {slang} 1. Strikingly beautiful woman. * /Sue is a regular knockout./ 2. A straight punch in boxing that […]