Expressions (A–Z)

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  The generation [has] faces

  See: "Honor of faces".

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  The generation is going and diminishing

  The spiritual or moral level of the generation gradually declines. Or: The great...

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  The Generation of the Nephilim

  By analogy: offspring of a generation or an established group from the preceding...

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  The generation of the Tower of Babel/ generation of "division"

  A designation for the generation that built the Tower of Babel, a generation tha...

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  The generation of the wilderness (after the Exodus, those who did not enter the Land of Israel)

  The generation that went out from Egypt as recounted in the Torah. By analogy: t...

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  The genie is out of the bottle

  Caused by his words or behavior the eruption of a latent dispute or old grievanc...

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  The Gentle and the Delicate

  Figuratively: a delicate person. A beautiful soul (עָנֹג implies gentle).

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  The gift to him from her grace

  By extension: She agreed to maintain intimate relations with him.

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  the girl (boy) of one's choice / fiancée / lover

  That which he has chosen. The one he loves.

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• The glass half full

  See: "He saw the glass half full."

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