Jerold Rochwald MP

Nuclear physics is much easier than tax law. It's rational and always works the same way.

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the works

[the works] {n. plural}, {slang} 1. Everything that can be had or that you have; everything of this kind, all that goes with it. * /When the tramp found $100, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

offshoot

[offshoot] {n.} A derivative; a side product. * /The discovery of nuclear reactors was ah offshoot of research in quantum physics./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

in the works

[in the works] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In preparation; being planned or worked on; in progress. * /John was told that the paving of his street was in the works./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

raw deal

[raw deal] {n. phr.} Unfair treatment; inequity. * /Barry got a raw deal when he was sent to teach the class on advanced nuclear physics; he's an inexperienced graduate student./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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по-барабану

[по-барабану] {adv. phr.} {informal} {colloquial} {slang} {used by youth} [po-bara`banu] Not caring abt. smt. * […]

in order to

[in order to] or [so as to] {conj.} For the purpose of; to. - Used with an infinitive. * /In order to follow the buffalo, […]

nervous prostration

[nervous prostration] {n.} An illness of the mind that makes you feel very tired, worried, and bored, and that often causes […]

Yiddish curse

Leeches should drink him dry.