Douglas Woodruff

Why be disagreeable, when with a little effort you can be impossible?

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all-out effort

[all-out effort] {n.} A great and thorough effort at solving a given problem. * /The President is making an all-out effort to convince Congress to pass the pending bill on […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pull off

[pull off] {v.}, {informal} To succeed in (something thought difficult or impossible); do. * /Ben Hogan pulled off the impossible by winning three golf tournaments in one year./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

William IV

I know of no person so perfectly disagreeable and even dangerous as an author. www.sky-net-eye.com

not to give quarter

[not to give quarter] {v. phr.} 1. To be utterly unwilling to show mercy; not to allow a weaker or defeated party the chance to save themselves through escape. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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брать в (свои) руки

[брать (дело) в (свои) руки] {v. phr.} [brat' (`delo) v (svo`i) `ruki] {literally} to take (the job) in own […]

pay in advance

[pay in advance] See: [IN ADVANCE].

push over

[push over] {v. phr.} To upset; overthrow. * /She is standing on her feet very solidly; a little criticism from you […]

Lewis Grizzard

(1947-1994) U.S. humorist I don't think I'll get married again. I'll just find a woman I don't like and give her a house.