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• discretion is the better part of valor — {literary} When you are in danger or trouble, good sense helps more than foolish risks; it is better to be careful than to be foolishly brave. A proverb. * /When you are facing a man with a knife, discretion is the better part of valor./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• discretion is the better part of valor — {literary} When you are in danger or trouble, good sense helps more than foolish risks; it is better to be careful than to be foolishly brave. A proverb. * /When you are facing a man with a knife, discretion is the better part of valor./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• The better part of valour is discretion. — См. Все можно, только осторожно …   Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)

• The Better Half (play) — The Better Half is a one act play by Noel Coward first performed in 1922 by the Grand Guignol company. It was never published and thought to be lost until Richard Hand and Mike Wilson, researchers writing a book on the theatre company, discovered …   Wikipedia

• The Slab Boys Trilogy — The cover of The Slab Boys Trilogy Volumes: The Slab Boys Cuttin a Rug Still Life Author John Byrne …   Wikipedia

• get the better of — or[get the best of] {v. phr.} 1. To win over, beat; defeat. * /Our team got the best of the visitors in the last quarter./ * /George got the better of Robert in a game of checkers./ * /When the opposing player fouled John, John let his anger get… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• get the better of — or[get the best of] {v. phr.} 1. To win over, beat; defeat. * /Our team got the best of the visitors in the last quarter./ * /George got the better of Robert in a game of checkers./ * /When the opposing player fouled John, John let his anger get… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• The Slab Boys — is a play by the Scottish artist and playwright John Byrne. The play is the first part of a trilogy, originally known as Paisley Patterns but now called The Slab Boys Trilogy , which tells the story of a group of young, urban, working class Scots …   Wikipedia

• The Stormy Present — The West Wing episode Presidents Bartlet and Newman at the funeral of President Lassiter Episode no …   Wikipedia

• The Doobie Brothers — Doobie Brothers in Berkeley, California, September 11, 1982. L to R: : Michael Hossack, Patrick Simmons, John Hartman, Tom Johnston. Background information Origin San Jose …   Wikipedia

• party of the first part — Antiquated language used to identify one of the parties to an agreement. Modern contract practice is to identify parties with abbreviations, or by an identifier such as buyer, seller, lessee, lessor, licensee, or licensor. Category: Business,… …   Law dictionary