Expressions (A–Z)
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A
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Ate from the Tree of Knowledge
Figuratively: learned and gained experience.
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C
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Chest on his flesh, chest on his flesh, chest on his flesh
From my personal and difficult experience.
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E
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Entrusted with
Expert in..., experienced in..., trained on the subject of...
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G
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Grown-up child/ big boy
Figuratively: an experienced adult.
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H
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have nothing to lose
Figuratively: his situation is desperate, so he should do it.
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I
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If it won't help, it won't harm, no harm in trying.
There is nothing to lose and only something to gain. A rational consideration wh...
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O
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one must take the bad (rough) with the good (smooth)
Just as one accepts the good with love, so must one come to terms with the diffi...
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R
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Returning to the doorways
See: "He returned to the keys."
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S
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Seeing is not like hearing
See: "One who hears is not like one who sees."
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Suffer me not to come within the power of temptation
Do not put me to the test. I ask not to be examined regarding my abilities. Do n...
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