a dumb priest never got a parish »
(Irish) Those who fail to speak up fail to get what they want.
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all things come to those who wait »
(dated) A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.
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bad egg »
Someone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue.
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born with a silver spoon in one's mouth »
Note. The original nautical expression is just born with a silver spoon and describes those young gentlemen who were able to enter the Royal Navy without examination and whose promotion was assured. the converse was born with a wooden ladle.
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by the way »
[...] I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years. But this is by the way.
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can of worms »
A troublesome situation; an issue whose resolution is difficult or contentious, but not necessarily complex.
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cast pearls before swine »
To give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate it.
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cat that ate the canary »
A person whose appearance and behavior suggest guilt mixed with other qualities, such as satisfaction or feigned nonchalance.
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clout list »
A usually secret list containing the names of people who are to be given special access, benefits, or influence in a political or social situation, especially as a result of having personal, professional, or financial relationships with those in authority.
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couldn't happen to a nicer »
Sarcastically asserts that those in question thoroughly deserve their fate.
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damn by association »
Discredit or condemn a position, person, or thing by attacking those things with which he/she/it is associated.
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deep thinker »
A person whose thoughts are profound; an intellectual.
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diamond in the rough »
A person whose goodness or other positive qualities are hidden by a harsh or unremarkable surface appearance.
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don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs »
Don't presume to give advice to those who are more experienced.
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drink from a firehose »
To take a small amount from an enormous, hard-to-manage quantity.
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