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Kozma Prutkov

Sometimes, words typed in italics are much more unjust than those typed in regular print. www.english-slang.com

blow one's lines

[blow one's lines] or [fluff one's lines] {v. phr.}, {informal} To forget the words you are supposed to speak while acting in a play. * /The noise backstage scared Mary […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Kozma Prutkov

Live and learn! - and eventually you will become able to say, following the wise, that you do not know anything. 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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