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In all the four corners of the earth one of these three names is given to him who steals from his neighbor: brigand, robber or Englishman

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cut corners

[cut corners] {v. phr.} 1. To take a short way; not go to each corner. * /He cut corners going home in a hurry./ 2. To save cost or effort; […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

four corners

[four corners] {n.} All parts of a place. * /People came from the four corners of the world to see him./ * /He has been to the four corners of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

down-to-earth

[down-to-earth] {adj.} Showing good sense; practical. * /The committee's first plan for the party was too fancy, but the second was more down-to-earth./ * /Mr. Jenkins never seems to know […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

earth

[earth] See: [COME BACK TO EARTH] or [COME DOWN TO EARTH], [DOWN-TO-EARTH], [IN THE WORLD] or [ON EARTH], [MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH]. 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].