Expressions (A–Z)
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You can't break the barrel and keep its wine
See: "Like 'break the barrel, keep its wine'."
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You can't fool all the people all of the time
It is impossible to deceive the public over a long period of time.
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You can't have your cake and eat it too
It is impossible to enjoy two mutually exclusive benefits at the same time.
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You can't imagine
It cannot be estimated. It is hard to know.
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You can’t dance at two weddings at once
Figuratively: it is impossible to engage simultaneously in two different or conf...
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You can’t even stick a pin in
Figuratively: extreme crowding; packed so tightly that there’s no room even for...
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You can’t turn back the wheel; you can’t turn back the clock
It is impossible to undo what has already been done in the past.
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You cannot compare one who has bread in his basket to one who does not
A person who has bread and food is not like one who does not have food. By exten...
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You cannot take it from him
He possesses talent or skill that has proven itself and cannot be denied.
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You could count them on one hand, on ten fingers
Figuratively: very few.
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