Kozma Prutkov

Wisdom is like turtle soup in that not everybody can get it.

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Kozma Prutkov

Know, my reader, that wisdom reduces complaints but not the suffering. www.english-slang.com

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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[in the soup] {adj. phr.}, {slang} In serious trouble; in confusion; in disorder. * /When his wife overdrew their bank account without telling him, Mr. Phillips suddenly found himself really […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[duck soup] {n.}, {slang} 1. A task easily accomplished or one that does not require much effort. * /That history test was duck soup./ 2. A person who offers no […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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