Kozma Prutkov

An egoist is like someone sitting in a well since long ago.

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Prutkov Kozma

Kozma Prutkov - a collective pseudonym for the group of Russian writers - Alexey Tolstoy and Zhemchuzhnikov brothers, who performed jointly in 50-60s of the 19th century. www.english-slang.com

Kozma Prutkov

There are three things that once begun are difficult to finish: a) eating delicious food; b) talking to a friend who had just returned from a long journey; and c) […] www.english-slang.com

fence-sitting

[fence-sitting] {n.} or {adj.} Choosing neither side. * /You have been fence-sitting for too long. It is time you made up your mind./ Contrast: [MAKE UP ONE'S MIND], [TAKE SIDES]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

sitting pretty

[sitting pretty] {adj.}, {slang} To be in a lucky position. * /The new library is sitting pretty because a wealthy woman gave it $10,000 worth of reference books./ * /Mr. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Queen Christina of Sweden

I love men, not because they are men, but because they are not women.

pretty how-do-you-do

[pretty how-do-you-do!] or [here's a nice!] {ingerj.} See: [do tell], [you don't say].

Alpha Geek

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