Expressions (A–Z)
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"if cedars have caught fire, what will the moss on the wall do"? "if the mighty have succumbed how shall the weak emerge unscathed?"
By analogy: If the situation is so dire among the strong, how will the weak cope...
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A knife is only sharpened by the blade of another knife
A knife can only be sharpened by another knife. Figuratively: Studying together...
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A knife is only sharpened by the blade of another knife
A knife can be sharpened only by another knife. Figuratively: Study in partnersh...
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A lion does not roar over a heap of straw, but over a heap of flesh
A lion only roars when it has good food within reach. Figuratively: When a perso...
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A person is not called righteous unless he is good
A person who is 'righteous' only by fulfilling religious commandments but is not...
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A tree whose roots are many
-See: "Like a tree whose roots are many".
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A tree with many branches
Figuratively: Developed and dominant in various fields. Possessing wide influenc...
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A woman who is with her lover swears by her husband’s name.
The way of a cheating spouse is to swear by the life of the betrayed spouse.
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An Old Man Compared to a Child
Sometimes there are subtle and essential similarities between the old man and th...
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Because of a trifle (because of a nail, a thing of no value) the city of Beitar was destroyed / to spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar
Figuratively: Because of gossip or hatred among brothers, a great disaster was c...
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