Expressions (A–Z)

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• The Preciousness of Reality/ rare/ scarce/ hard to come by

  Very valuable; something that is difficult to obtain.

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• The rain has a father

  Figuratively, in elevated literary style: everything happens under providence; o...

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• The remotest parts of the earth

  The distant edges of the earth.

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• The right hand does not know what the left hand is doing

  Metaphorically: there is no coordination among the different people or departmen...

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• The sinner comes out rewarded

  A situation in which a sinner benefits from his wrongdoing and is not punished....

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• The son’s strength is greater than the father’s/ the son has excelled his father

  By extension: the son is more successful than his father; the son’s deeds are be...

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• The Stars Came Out

  See: "nightfall."

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• The sun came out

  The sun has risen. The first light of the day is visible.

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• The wind went out of his sails

  See: "He cast out the spirit from the paralytic."

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• The wind went out of his sails

  See: "The spirit went out of him from the interpreters."

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