Expressions (A–Z)
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A brand plucked from the fire / survivor
A term for a person who has survived a great disaster; like a burning coal that...
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a choice between plague and cholera
see: "It's like choosing between plague and cholera."
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Day of Reckoning (Time of Reckoning)
A day when punishment will come upon the doers. Or: A fateful time. A time to ma...
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Disaster Area
An area officially declared by the authorities as a location where a disaster ha...
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Do not open your mouth to the Satan
Do not give the Devil an opening or opportunity to say bad things. Figuratively:...
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Lost his entire world in one moment
Lost everything he had in a single moment.
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natural disaster
A natural event that causes severe damage. Or by extension: a serious event with...
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Smouldering brands / feeble and hopeless persons
Coals that still emit smoke. Figuratively: a term for places left desolate after...
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The thing I was afraid of has come
The thing I was afraid might happen in the future has indeed occurred in the end...
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There is no moment without harm
A difficult situation in which hard or unpleasant events occur one after another
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