"Poured into" used with clothing means tight-fitting. Perhaps she's saying that his attractive butt got him the promotion? Who's his boss?

Well, I've only heard "hit list" used to describe either a list of people or a list of songs, and a "roster" is usually a list of names. But --- since the "blow his own horn" thing comes next, I think that, as you

Drop in - stop by for a short, informal visit. One flight below - one flight of stairs lower. On a lower story. If Mrs. Cassidy lives on the second floor, Mrs. Fink lives on the third.

Yes, in this case the "sting" was their undercover operation designed to lure the criminals in for arrest. "Went south" means it failed.

Pet - yes, favorite. I would think Christmas-card roster would mean the people he send cards to, not the list of achievements on his own card. "Hit list" sounds like a list of musical numbers here, though, so I'm not sure. A

Two weeks' worth of work - the amount of work that it would ordinarily take two weeks to complete. Bolt - yes. To "bolt" means to run away suddenly. Something that is tightly wound reacts very quickly - think of a rubber band wound

I don't think there's any doubt about it. it's right smack there in the Rubaiyat - actually the first time I saw it was in one of those Google book search things, so it was really in the Rubaiyat (the LeGallienne version) - whereas the

Oh my - it seems to be not Shakespeare at all, but from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Rub%C3%A1iy%C3%A1t_of_Omar_Khayy%C3%A1m_%28Le_Gallienne%29 That bad old internet! Somebody should write a quatrain or two about

I've searched via a couple of online Shakespeare search engines, which seem to be representing all his works (not just the plays) and this quote isn't turning up anywhere. The only place I see it is innumerable wine websites, where of

Well then, I suppose we can't blame it on the French. Who knows. Maybe he misspoke and they decided it wasn't worth reshooting the scene.