Kozma Prutkov

Where is the beginning of the end that comes at the end of the beginning?

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Kozma Prutkov

Trace everything back to the beginning and you will understand a lot. www.english-slang.com

here goes nothing

[here goes nothing] {interj.}, {informal} I am ready to begin, but this will be a waste of time; this will not be anything great; this will probably fail. - Used […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

head start

[head start] {n.} 1. A beginning before someone; lead or advantage at the beginning. * /The other racers knew they couldn't catch Don if he got too big a head […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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

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