Expressions (A–Z)
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Folly bound in a youth’s heart – a rod of discipline will drive it away
A proverb stating that at the age of 'ten foolish', the years of childhood when...
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Freeloader / Parasite
A person who earns money without giving anything in return. A term for a lazy pe...
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Grasping the trivial and neglecting the essential
See: "Grasped the trivial and neglected the essential".
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Happy is the man that fears always/ the best safety lies in fear.
It is good for a person who tends to fear and be cautious of what is to come. A...
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Hard-to-Crack Nut
Figuratively: a person who is hard to break or persuade. Stubborn.
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He ate a spoiled fish, was beaten, and gave a hundred coins
See: "He eats a spoiled fish, is beaten, and gives a hundred coins."
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He came upright like a barley grain and went low like a lentil
See: "They come upright like barley grains and walk away low like lentils".
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He cannot distinguish between his right and his left
See: "He cannot distinguish between his right and his left"
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He does not know his right from his left
See: "He does not know his right from his left."
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He has no substitute
There is no replacement for him. Figuratively: very unique.
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