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J. De La Bruyere

The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and very polished.

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polish off

[polish off] {v.}, {informal} 1. To defeat easily. * /The Dodgers polished off the Yankees in four straight games in the 1963 World Series./ 2. To finish completely; finish doing […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hold court

[hold court] {v. phr.} 1. To hold a formal meeting of a royal court or a court of law. * /Judge Stephens allowed no foolishness when he held court./ 2. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

J. de La Bruyere

Life - is the thing people are trying hard to save and least of all take care of. . www.english-slang.com

marble

[marble] See: [HAVE ALL ONE'S BUTTONS] or [HAVE ALL ONE'S MARBLES]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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