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William J. Locke

(1863—1930)

English novelist

Art is long, and the talk about it is even longer.

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Catherine Aird

(1930--) English novelist If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning. www.english-slang.com

draw out

[draw out] {v. phr.} 1. To take out; remove. * /Johnny drew a dollar out of the bank to buy his mother a present./ * /The hunter drew out his […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

long

[long] See: [AT LAST] or [AT LONG LAST], [BEFORE LONG], [COME A LONG WAY], [IN THE LONG RUN], [NO LONGER], [SO LONG], [THE LONG AND THE SHORT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Lord Melbourne, William Lamb

(1779-1848) English Prime Minister English physicians kill you, the French let you die. www.english-slang.com

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Kingsley Amis

(1922-1995) English author It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start life as children.

hell and high water

[hell and high water] {n. phr.} Troubles or difficulties of any kind. * /After John's father died he went through hell and […]

put someone on

[put someone on] {v.} To play a joke on someone by saying or doing things that are only pretense; kid. * /When the voice on […]

Napoleon Bonaparte

You can stop while you are raising, but not when you are falling.

many hands make light work

[many hands make light work] If many people work together, even a hard job becomes easier. - A proverb. * /Come on boys, […]

up and at them

[up and at them] 1. {adv. phr.} Actively engaged in a task as if doing combat. * /"You want to know whether he will make a […]