Expressions (A–Z)
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Open your hands to the poor so that your handiwork will be blessed.
A person who helps the poor merits being successful in his business.
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Search for the woman
Figuratively: women are the driving force behind a successful man.
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Something came of it
He achieved a notable result.
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The diagnosis was successful, the patient died.
By metaphor: although the procedure was executed as intended, it ended in failur...
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The hand of ... was good upon him
The...was good with him. It was under the good influence of...
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The son’s strength is greater than the father’s/ the son has excelled his father
By extension: the son is more successful than his father; the son’s deeds are be...
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There is no person who does not have his hour
There is no one who does not have a special moment to succeed or to prove their...
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There is no vessel that holds blessing except peace
True and complete blessing can exist only where there is peace. Peace is the ves...
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They divided the bear's skin before it was hunted/ selling the skin before you have caaut the bear
They relied on the outcome of success before it had been achieved. They planned...
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Why didn’t they think of it before?
Figuratively: This thing is excellent or very successful.
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