Expressions (A–Z)
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Do not mention the rope in the house of the hanged
One should not mention or bring up a subject that may cause pain, shame, or emba...
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Do not put a healthy head in a sick bed
See: 'He Brought a Healthy Head into a Sick Bed.'
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Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you
A proverb stating that one should be open to rebuke and criticism (a wise person...
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Do not separate yourself from the community
Do not distance or isolate yourself from the community in which you live. A prov...
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Do not throw a stone into the well from which you drank
See: "A well from which you have drunk, do not throw a stone into it".
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Do not trouble about tomorrow
Do not worry now about future troubles that may never occur. (Its original sourc...
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Due to Their Excessive Haste, You Spill Your Drink / By Their Haste You Spill
As a result of excessive haste, the liquid spills. A proverb criticizing overhas...
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Dust of Arrogance
A slight form of arrogance; minor haughtiness.
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Dust of Man / Human Dust
A derogatory term for a lowly population, lacking people of value or importance.
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Eat bread of kindness
Figuratively: lives at someone else’s expense; supported by another person’s wor...
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