Expressions (A–Z)
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A tail with a thorn in it / Mixed blessing / There is a hitch / Fly in the ointment
Figuratively: Something good that has a flaw or certain defect (Eliah means the...
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A thousand deaths, but not one jealousy
See: "A hundred deaths rather than…".
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a trampled threshold
See: "like a trampled threshold".
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A woman is only jealous of her friend's thigh
A woman is sometimes inclined to envy her friend's beautiful body. Jealousy amon...
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A wrathful man stirs up discord, but he who is slow to anger calms strife
A proverb describing the nature of a quarrelsome person to stir up conflict, and...
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Adhesive Bandage / Band-Aid
A small bandage with sticky edges used to cover minor wounds.
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Artillery Group
A battery of cannons and heavy firearms.
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as far as I am concerned
Personally; in my personal opinion.
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Ate his hat
Realized he was wrong in his judgment. Publicly admitted the mistake he made.
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Better a little than nothing/ better aught than naught/ half a loaf is better than no bread
A small achievement is preferable to nothing at all. Anything is better than not...
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