George Meredith

(1828—1909), The Ordeal of Richard Feverel

I expect that woman will be the last thing civilized by man.

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let George do it

[let George do it] {v. phr.}, {informal} To expect someone else to do the work or take the responsibility. * /Many people expect to let George do it when they […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Richard Harding Davis

(1864-1916), war correspondent & author No civilized person ever goes to bed the same day he gets up. www.sky-net-eye.com

what's what

[what's what] or [what is what] {n. phr.}, {informal} 1. What each thing is in a group; one thing from another. * /The weeds and the flowers are coming up […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Elbert Hubbard

(1856-1915) U.S. editorpublisher, in Philistine, 1909 Life is just one damned thing after another. www.sky-net-eye.com

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тянуть за язык

[тянуть за язык] {v. phr.} {literally} To pull someone by the tongue. To make someone say smt; to pump someone. […]

pull out

[pull out] {v. phr.} 1. To withdraw; leave unceremoniously. * /The defeated army hastily pulled out of the occupied […]

put a bug in one's ear

[put a bug in one's ear] or [put a flea in one's ear] See: [BUG IN ONE'S EAR].

Soren Kierkegaard

In relation to their systems most systematisers are like a man who builds an enormous castle and lives in a shack close by; […]