Expressions (A–Z)

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  You can't imagine

  It cannot be estimated. It is hard to know.

  183 views
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  You can’t dance at two weddings at once

  Figuratively: it is impossible to engage simultaneously in two different or conf...

  137 views
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  You can’t even stick a pin in

  Figuratively: extreme crowding; packed so tightly that there’s no room even for...

  163 views
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  You can’t turn back the wheel; you can’t turn back the clock

  It is impossible to undo what has already been done in the past.

  153 views
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  You cannot compare one who has bread in his basket to one who does not

  A person who has bread and food is not like one who does not have food. By exten...

  177 views
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  You cannot take it from him

  He possesses talent or skill that has proven itself and cannot be denied.

  168 views
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  You cast a lot

  See: 'He cast lots'

  110 views
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  You could count them on one hand, on ten fingers

  Figuratively: very few.

  175 views
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  You could cut the air with a knife

  Figuratively: The atmosphere in the place is tense.

  167 views
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  You could eat off the floor

  (Slang) Figuratively: Spotlessly clean.

  175 views