Expressions (A–Z)
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Clinging to the Chair
Figuratively: refusing to relinquish one's position or office. Or: refusing to r...
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D
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Do not love sleep, lest you become poor
A proverb warning against laziness (expressed by unnecessary sleep), which ultim...
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does not lift a finger
See: "does not lift a finger."
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O
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Only the speedy can be sped / only the diligent can be driven (and not the lazy)
It is customary to urge, or encourage acting with speed, only those who know how...
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T
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The door turns on its hinge and the lazy man on his bed
A mockery of the lazy person who sleeps excessively or is too lazy to get up fro...
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W
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Walking idly
See: "Walking idly."
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