Expressions (A–Z)
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Aha / Now I understand
An exclamation meaning: "Now I understand" (originally: a cry of distress).
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B
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Be off!/ Go away!
Euphemistically: Depart from here.
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D
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delayed in coming, his steps were late in coming, delayed in arriving
Was late. Delayed and has not yet arrived.
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Do not make yourself like the advocates of the judges
A principle directed at a judge not to make himself like the advocate of one of...
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Either… or… / Take your choice
Only one of the two possibilities can be true — either this one or that one. Equ...
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Elders of the congregation, community elders
The elderly people in the community. Or: the dignitaries or leaders of the commu...
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I
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If you see a generation upon which troubles come, go and examine the judges of Israel
If there is a time of troubles, examine the conduct of the judges. A proverb att...
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Majority Opinion
The opinion accepted by the majority. The expression is common in the context of...
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Rejected at the threshold
Rejected utterly from all and everything. The 'threshold' means a canopy, the do...
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Secret Matter, Secret Thing
Secret. A secret matter or something not publicly known.
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