Expressions (A–Z)

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• The days of his youth

  His youth; the period when he was young.

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• The Days of the Year

  See: "all the days of the year".

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• The demon will take him

  See: "The darkness will take him."

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• The evil inclination: its beginning is sweet and its end is bitter/ the evil inclination is sweet at the start and bitter at the end

  At first, one enjoys the gratification of the evil inclination, but in the end o...

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• The force of compromise is better than the force of judgment

  Compromise is preferable to a court ruling. It is better for the parties to a le...

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• The Forelock-and-Features Beauties

  A nickname for the young soldiers who fought in the War of Independence.

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• The good inclination (of man)

  The desire to do good. The good force within a person that motivates them to per...

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• The hand of ... was good upon him

  The...was good with him. It was under the good influence of...

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• The hand of a slave is like the hand of his master; the hand of a worker is like the hand of the homeowner

  The agent is considered the "long arm" of the one who sends him. Something done...

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• The hand of fate, the hand of chance

  Figuratively: an event that appears random yet has an effect on destiny.

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