Expressions (A–Z)

Do not separate yourself from the community

Do not distance or isolate yourself from the community in which you live. A prov...
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Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words

There is no point in trying to speak words of sense to a fool, for in any case h...
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Do not spit into the well from which you have drunk

See: "A pit from which you have drunk, do not throw a stone into it".
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Do not stand in the place of the great

A proverb stating that a person should not place themselves in a position they a...
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Do not stretch out your hand against the boy

Do not harm him. Do not do him any evil.
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Do not strive to see a person in his time of misfortune

Try to avoid seeing a person when he is in an embarrassing or humiliating situat...
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Do not take a wife for money or beauty.

Choose a spouse for their good personality, for money and beauty may disappear.
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Do not throw a stone into the well from which you drank

See: "A well from which you have drunk, do not throw a stone into it".
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Do not throw a stone into the well from which you have drunk/ cast not dirt into the well that gives you water/ do not bite the hand that feeds you

Figuratively: Do not be ungrateful. A place from which you have learned or recei...
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Do not touch

Please do not touch.
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