Expressions (A–Z)
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Blood, Sweat and Tears
By metaphor: great effort and willingness to sacrifice.
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H
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He brought him near on the altar of...
See: "On the altar of...".
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He offered himself for the sake of/ (self-sacrifice/ self-devotion)
He gave up his soul. He stood up for himself in the face of great danger or grea...
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He sacrificed himself on...
He sacrificed his soul for..., he consecrated his all for...
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His fat and blood
See: "he gave of his fat and blood".
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I
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I am his (her) atonement (may any evil which might have visited him visit me instead)/I am his ransom
As if to say: I am willing to be his atonement or sacrifice in his place. By ext...
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If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned?!
A proverb meaning that even love must be managed with appropriate proportion and...
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In their death they commanded us life
Those killed in war or who died sanctifying God’s name died for the life of the...
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It is good to die for our land
It is fitting to be ready to risk one’s life for the sake of the homeland. One s...
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Offered a sacrifice
Slaughtered a beast or bird as part of a religious ceremony. By extension: paid...
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