a good man is hard to find »
Men who make good husbands or workers are rare.
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can't wait »
To eagerly anticipate; to find it unbearable to wait for a forthcoming pleasurable event.
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close the stable door after the horse has bolted »
To attempt to prevent a problem only to find it has already happened.
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Cold hands, warm heart; Dirty feet, no sweetheart! »
A few old timer's "fun" way to compliment a lady & to find out if she could be courted.
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come across »
To find, usually by accident.
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dig up dirt »
To examine in order to find negative information for public opinion, usually with the purpose of embarrassing or discrediting a person.
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don't shit where you eat »
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
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every Jack has his Jill »
everybody will find someone to have a romantic relationship with at some point in their life
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figure out »
To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
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find one's feet »
To grow in confidence in a new situation as one gains experience.
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find out »
To discover, as by asking or exploring.
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finders keepers »
The doctrine that whoever finds something is allowed to keep it
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get on somebody's case »
To lecture, berate, or complain to somebody, especially to find fault or criticize.
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hair-splitting »
The act of finding exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.
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hard pressed »
Having or likely to have difficulty or to find a task almost impossible.
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