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Arkadiy and Boris Strugatskiy

He cracked granite of science giving no quarter neither to the teeth nor to the granite.

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carved

[carved] or [chiseled] or [inscribed in granite] / [written in stone] {adj. phr.} Holy; unchangeable; noble and of ancient origin. * /You should wear shoes when you come to class, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cracked up

[cracked up] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Favorably described or presented; praised. - Usually used in the expression "not what it's cracked up to be". * /The independent writer's life isn't always […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cut teeth

[cut teeth] {v. phr.} 1. To have teeth grow out through the gums. * /The baby was cross because he was cutting teeth./ 2. or [cut eye teeth] {informal} To […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

tooth

[tooth] See: [BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH], [CUT TEETH] or [CUT ONE'S EYETEETH], [EYE FOR AN EYE AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH], [FED TO THE GILLS] or [FED […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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improve on

[improve on] or [improve upon] {v.} To make or get one that is better than (another). * /Dick made good marks the first […]

make way

[make way] {v. phr.} To move from in front so someone can go through; stand aside. * /The people made way for the king./ * […]

off-color

[off-color] or [off-colored] {adj.} 1. Not of the proper hue or shade; not matching a standard color sample. * /The […]

sleep a wink

[sleep a wink] {v. phr.} To get a moment's sleep; enjoy a bit of sleep. - Used in negative and conditional statements and in […]

take out

[take out] {v. phr.} 1. To ask for and fill in. * /Mary and John took out a marriage license./ 2. To begin to run. * […]

Edgar Allan Poe

(1804-1849) U.S. author My best friend would be the man who [blew my brains out] with a pistol.