Expressions (A–Z)
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Days of His Futile Life/ the vein life (of a person)
In literary language: the days of a person's life that are without purpose; a te...
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H
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Halfheartedly/ insincerely
Figuratively: His mouth and his heart were not equal. He did not intend what he...
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He deserved it
Was worthy of it. Received the matter justly (in the source meaning, something b...
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N
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Nonsense talk/ vain talk
Words of vanity lacking any substance. Words of folly. Or: words of exaggeration...
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T
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The Vanity of Beauty and the Falsehood of Grace
See: "The falsehood of grace and the vanity of beauty."
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They went after vanity and became vain
They went after vain ideas and became fools. An expression mocking the throng’s...
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Things dreamt have no practical importance/ things dreamt neither add nor detract
There is no significance to be attributed to the things a person saw in a dream,...
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Vanity and Emptiness/ Foolishness
Lacking meaning. Lacking taste (Hevel means a passing breath, something without...
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Vanity and Vexation of Spirit, Vanity of Vanities/ foolishness
Lack of meaning. Lack of substance. By analogy: foolish (vexation of spirit mean...
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Vanity of the Mouth
See: "Vanity of the Mouth."
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