Expressions (A–Z)
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The cistern is not filled from its own hole
A water cistern does not fill merely from the opening at its top, but from the u...
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The donkey brays only when a basket of carobs is before it
The donkey makes noise only when it has food available. Figuratively: a person b...
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The King's Court
By metaphor: the place where the king's decisions are made.
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The lion you spoke of has become a fox
See: "The lion has become a fox".
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The parable does not resemble the thing it illustrates
There is no logical correspondence between the story of the parable and the subj...
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The son is his father's foot
See: "He created as his father created him."
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There is no incense without galbanum
Every mixture of spices for the incense in the Temple included the herb galbanum...
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They come upright as barley and go away bent as lentils
See: "They came upright as barley and went away bent as lentils".
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To be despised / to be the laughing-stock
It was to mock. It was to be a parable and a joke. They mocked or despised him.
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to begin to burn/ to catch fire
Ignited. Began to burn in the fire.
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