Expressions (A–Z)
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Do not throw a stone into the well from which you drank
See: "A well from which you have drunk, do not throw a stone into it".
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Do not trouble about tomorrow
Do not worry now about future troubles that may never occur. (Its original sourc...
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Due to Their Excessive Haste, You Spill Your Drink / By Their Haste You Spill
As a result of excessive haste, the liquid spills. A proverb criticizing overhas...
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Eat bread of kindness
Figuratively: lives at someone else’s expense; supported by another person’s wor...
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Eat like a bird
(Slang) Figuratively: eats only a small amount of food at each meal.
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Eat like a horse
(Slang) A glutton. Someone who eats large amounts of food.
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Eat someone for breakfast
Figuratively: capable of overcoming someone easily; or much more talented than t...
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Eats a stinking fish, gets whipped, and pays a hundred maneh
Figuratively: punished with every possible punishment. Foolishness that leads to...
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Eats like a pig
See: "Like a pig".
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Empty trees (barren trees) make the most noise
Barren trees make noise with their branches moving in the wind. Figuratively: Th...
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