Expressions (A–Z)
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Woe to the dough whose baker testifies that it is bad
Figuratively: Something is truly bad if even its creator admits that it is flawe...
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Woe to the ears that hear this / What a disgrace
An exclamation expressing sorrow or dismay upon hearing distressing or shameful...
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Woe to the ship whose captain was lost!
Figuratively: A lament for a nation or community that has lost its good leader;...
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You can't break the barrel and keep its wine
See: "Like 'break the barrel, keep its wine'."
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You don't change horses mid-climb
See: 'You Do Not Change Horses in Midstream'
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You said 'wing'
A well-known proverb. A popular saying of folk wisdom.
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