Channing Pollack, The Green Book

A critic is a legless man who teaches running.

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in the running

[in the running] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Having a chance to win; not to be counted out; among those who might win. * /At the beginning of the last lap […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

out of the running

[out of the running] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Having no chance to win; not among the real contenders; not among those to be considered. * /John had been out of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

green with envy

[green with envy] {adj. phr.} Very jealous; full of envy. * /Alice's girlfriends were green with envy when they saw her new dress./ * /The other boys were green with […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

book

[book] See: [CLOSED BOOK], [CLOSE THE BOOKS], [HIT THE BOOKS], [KEEP BOOKS], [NOSE IN A BOOK], [ONE FOR THE BOOKS], [READ ONE LIKE A BOOK], [TALKING BOOK], [THROW THE BOOK […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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peg

[peg] See: [SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE], [TAKE DOWN A PEG].

pick out

[pick out] {v.} 1. To choose. * /It took Mary a long time to pick out a dress at the store./ 2. To see among others; […]

тише воды, ниже травы

[тише воды, ниже травы] {adj. phr.} or {adv. phr.} [`t'ishe vo`dyi, n'i`zhe tra`vyi] {literary} quieter than […]

Jean Kerr

(1923-- ) U.S. playwright One of the most difficult things to contend with in a hospital is that assumption on the part of […]