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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