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Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592), French essayist
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-m-/aphorism-2412

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My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened

rain cats and dogs
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/english/idioms/american/i_r/6510-rain-cats-and-dogs

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rain cats and dogs (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=6510-rain-cats-and-dogs) или rain buckets (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/~google/rain+buckets) или rain pitchforks (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/~google/rain+pitchforks)  {v. phr.},  {informal}
Идти проливному дождю, лить как из ведра; вымокать под ливнем.
In the middle of the picnic it started to rain cats and dogs, and everybody got soaked.
Terry looked out of the window and said, "It's raining pitchforks, so we can't go out to play right now."
Категории:

{informal} (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/~tag/%7Binformal%7D)

{v. phr.} (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/~tag/%7Bv.+phr.%7D)

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Kiri Te Kanawa
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-k-/aphorism-3553

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(1948--), Maori soprano
I'm a fat anorexic.

Andrew W. Mathis
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-m-/aphorism-3900

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It is bad luck to be superstitious.

card
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/english/idioms/american/i_c/1097-card

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card (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=1097-card)
См.:
CREDIT CARD (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/~google/CREDIT+CARD),
FLASH CARD (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=2406-flash-card),
HOUSE OF CARDS (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=3814-house-of-cards),
IN THE CARDS (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=4121-in-the-cards) или ON THE CARDS (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=5727-on-the-cards),
LAY ONE'S CARDS ON THE TABLE (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=4590-lay-ones-cards-on-the-table),
PLAY ONE'S CARDS RIGHT (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=6217-play-ones-cards-right),
PUT ONE'S CARDS ON THE TABLE (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=6426-put-ones-cards-on-the-table),
STACK THE CARDS (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=7522-stack-the-cards),
TRUMP CARD (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=8477-trump-card).

Doug Larson
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-l-/aphorism-3921

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If people looked like their passport photos, very few nations would let them in.

Mike Harding, "The Armchair Anarchist's Almanac"
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-h-/aphorism-2952

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Breast Feeding should not be attempted by fathers with hairy chests, since they can make the baby sneeze and give it wind.

Steve Post
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-p-/aphorism-4445

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Remember, a closed mouth gathers no foot.

Carolyn Kenmore, Mannequin: My Life as a Model
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-k-/aphorism-3376

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If you can learn from hard knocks, you can also learn from soft touches.

call it a night
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/english/idioms/american/i_c/1057-call-it-a-night