Expressions (A–Z)
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If the damp have caught fire, what will the dry do?
Figuratively: If the situation is so dire that even the strong have fallen, how...
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If they are not prophets, they are the children of prophets
A saying in praise of the people of Israel, meaning that even if they themselves...
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If to admit the truth
If indeed I am telling the truth. A discourse marker that precedes an admission...
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If you distance the distant, you will end up distancing the close
If you cause those already distant from you to keep their distance, in the end e...
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In the morning, rise early
See: 'Early in the Morning.'
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in the sense of: "break the barrel and keep its wine", you cannot eat cake and have it/ you cannot break the barrel and keep its wine.
By analogy: a thing and its opposite. A demand that contains an internal contrad...
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Incendiary Metal / Incendiary Dust
An explosive metallic substance used in various types of weaponry.
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It is good to take hold of this and withdraw not the hand from that / It is worth trying both ways
A saying meaning one should not give up any option or idea. It encourages keepin...
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It is not with me
I do not have it. It is not in my possession.
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It's no use crying over spilt milk
There is no reason to regret something bad that happened in the past and can no...
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