Jeff Raskin

Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of complaining.

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tie up

[tie up] {v. phr.} 1. To show or stop the movement or action of; hinder; tangle. * /The crash of the two trucks tied up all traffic in the center […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

big-time

[big-time] {adj.} Belonging to the top group; of the leading class; important. * /Jean won a talent contest in her home town, and only a year later she began dancing […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

time

[time] See: [ABOUT TIME], [AGAINST TIME], [AT A TIME], [AT ONE TIME], [AT THE SAME TIME], [AT TIMES], [BEHIND THE TIMES], [BEHIND TIME], [BIDE ONE'S TIME], [BIG TIME], [EVERY TIME […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

as usual

[as usual] {adv. phr.} In the usual way; as you usually do or as it usually does. * /As usual, Tommy forgot to make his bed before he went out […] 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].