Expressions (A–Z)

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• The hand of the diligent

  Diligence; industrious, energetic work.

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• The hand of the Lord, the hand of God

  Divine providence. Figuratively: an extraordinary or special event whose explana...

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• The hands are busy

  Figuratively: hands tend to touch and feel.

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• The inclination of man's heart is evil from youth/ "for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth"/ sunce the devisings of man's mind are evil from his youth

  Human nature is fundamentally evil, and a person's harmful impulses are evident...

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• The law will pierce the mountain

  See: "The law will pierce the mountain."

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• The lot fell upon

  See: “the lot fell upon.”

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• The Merry Days of Pompeii/ the last days of Pomeii

  Figuratively: a period of prosperity or joy while ignoring or denying an approac...

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• The more knowledge, the more pain

  As a person adds wisdom or knowledge, they add sorrow to themselves by understan...

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• The next day

  The day after that; the day that comes after it.

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• The penny dropped

  See: "the penny dropped."

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