Kozma Prutkov

Even an oyster has enimies!

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world is one's oyster

[world is one's oyster] Everything is possible for you; the world belongs to you; you can get anything you want. * /When John won the scholarship, he felt as though […] 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

oyster

[oyster] See: [WORLD IS ONE'S OYSTER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Kozma Prutkov

Better say little, but well. www.english-slang.com

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