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All's fish that comes the net |
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When something comes
our way we should consider how it might be useful or benefit us. |
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away
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It means that apples
are so nutritious they keep you in the peak of health. |
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Be on the safe side |
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To take special
precautions to avoid making a mistake |
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
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What is beautiful to one person
may not be beautiful to others. |
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Beggars can't be choosers
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Someone in need should
be grateful for what is given to him -- even if it's not what he
wants or expects |
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The blind leading the blind |
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A person helping or
advising someone knows as little about the subject as the person
who is being advised. |
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The buck stops here |
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It means final decision
or total responsibility for an action |
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Burn the candle at both ends
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Those who are always
busy and seem to get little rest |
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Buy a pig in a poke |
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Buy something without examining
it for faults or checking to see if they are really getting what they
believe they have purchased |
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Catch as catch can |
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To do anything or use
any means to achieve an aim or reach a goal. |
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Children should be seen and not heard
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To stop a child from
asking questions, talking, or making unnecessary noise. |
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Christmas comes but once each year |
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An excuse to indulge in food
and drink and spend money during the Christmas season. |
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Cry over spilled milk |
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It's pointless to get upset or feel regret about a loss or mistake
that can't be undone |
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Curiosity killed the cat |
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To warn people not to show too much interest in affairs that don't
concern them. |
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Cut
off your nose to spite your face |
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When people are dissatisfied or angry, they sometimes react by
doing foolish things that prove harmful to themselves. |
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The devil finds work for idle hands |
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Unless one keeps busy doing useful or constructive things he could
be tempted into mischief or evil. |
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The devil has the best tunes |
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To do something unworthy because it gives you pleasure |
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Dog eat dog |
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In competitive situations where each person has his own interests
at heart, it is usually the strong and the determined who
succeed. |
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An exception to the rule |
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Something does not conform to or agree with a rule |
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Fling/throw mud at someone |
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To say evil or bad things about someone and in doing so, to damage
his or her reputation. |
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A fool and his money are soon parted |
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A person who spends his money foolishly will soon be penniless |
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Forgive and forget |
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Excusing or pardoning someone for doing something |
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Give someone enough rope and he will hang
himself |
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If we allow someone to continue in his bad ways he'll eventually
bring about his own downfall or ruin. |
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Grin and bear it |
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To put up with discomfort or a bad situation without complaining. |
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He who pays the piper calls the tune |
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The person who pays for something has the right to do as he wants. |
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Hide your light under a bushel |
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Concealing your talents, skills or abilities |
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Hitch one's wagon to a star |
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To Move forward in a way to improve your chances of achieving
success. |
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Home is where the heart is |
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No matter where you are, 'home' is where you feel most comfortable
and content. |
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If wishes were horses, beggars would ride |
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If we could get all the things we wanted just by making a wish,
everyone would have all he ever wanted. |
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If you can't lick them, join them |
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If you cannot defeat an opponent or get him to change his ideas,
plans or way of doing things, the best thing is to change your
ideas, plans, etc. |
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In for a penny, in for a pound |
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If we decide to do something, we should commit ourselves to it
boldly and completely. |
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A job worth doing is a job worth doing well |
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When you do something you should do it as well as you can. |
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Keep the wolf from the door |
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To avoid hunger and poverty |
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Laugh and the world laughs with you |
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When someone is in a happy, cheerful mood, people like being with
him. |
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Least said, soonest forgotten |
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The less we say about it the sooner the incident will be
forgotten. |
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A chicken and egg question |
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A mysterious question which can't be answered |
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You can lead a horse to water but you can't
make him drink |
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We can help, show or encourage someone to do something but we
can't make him do what he is unwilling or unable to do |
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