Expressions (A–Z)
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The parable does not resemble the thing it illustrates
There is no logical correspondence between the story of the parable and the subj...
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There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
Every good thing comes with some kind of payment. Even if it seems free, there i...
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There is no incense without galbanum
Every mixture of spices for the incense in the Temple included the herb galbanum...
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There is no light without shadow
Figuratively: There is nothing perfect. Every good thing also has negative or le...
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They say to the bee: Neither your honey nor your sting
See: “Neither your honey nor your sting.”
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Though you grind a fool, his folly will not depart from him
See: "Even if you grind the fool, his folly will not depart from him."
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to begin to burn/ to catch fire
Ignited. Began to burn in the fire.
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to inform against / slander
In figurative language: to inform, to slander. To speak against a person or peop...
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To throw good money after bad/ to invest one's money in a doubtfull enterprise
In question: He risked his money at too great a risk. As if he had lost his mone...
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Two starlings cannot sleep on one ledge
By extension: quarrelsome people who like to argue cannot live together or do th...
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