Expressions (A–Z)
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The world as a potion
See: "It was like a potion."
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To be puzzled / To be at a loss / Unable to decide / Was perplexed
In elevated style: did not know how to act; lost his composure.
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To call darkness light and light darkness, to swear black is white
Mistaken in his thinking and worldview, considering something bad as good.
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To confuse matters/ to invert the natural order of events/ to get hold of the wrong end of the stick
In the question: Confusion between the two different things. Replace one with th...
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To divert a person's attention from/ distract/ (lack of attention/ inattention)
He inclined or distracted the concentration of his mind. He caused him to stop c...
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To lose one’s wits / To be confused / To lose one’s head
Lost control of his behavior; became confused or disoriented. ("Eshtonot" means...
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Too many cooks
See: "There is a mouth left over from the hands of slaughterers."
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Upside down upon upside down
By metaphor: in the direction of thought, the opposite of the opposite thought....
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