government



close enough for government work

 and good enough for government work
sufficiently close; done just well enough. (Alludes to the notion that work for the government is not done with care or pride.) I didn't do the best job of mending your shirt, but it's close enough for government work.

Kings have long arms.

 and Governments have long arms.
Prov. Those who are in power can always catch and punish people who have opposed them, no matter how far away those opponents may go. After his attempt to assassinate the king, the prince sailed to a distant country, although his wife warned him it would be to no avail. "Kings have long arms," she reminded him.
See also: arm, have, King, long

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JerichoJER-i-ko (English)Biblical
Parviz-Persian
Louiseloo-EEZ (French, English), loo-EE-se (Danish)French, English, Danish, Swedish, Dutch
Noela-Galician
Helle (2)-Greek Mythology
HadiİYe-Turkish