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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
It is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.
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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
It is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.
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all fur coat and no knickers
Of superficial appearance and with no real substance beneath.
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all the way to egery and back
The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.
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and all this
Used at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding.
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bells and whistles
Extra features added for show rather than function; fancy additions or features.
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bread-and-butter
Used other than as an idiom: see bread, and, butter.
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bread-and-butter
Relating to basic sustenance or the requirements for everyday living for the masses.
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bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
neatly attired, well dressed.
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by/in leaps and bounds
very quickly, in large amounts
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caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
Having a choice between two alternatives, both undesirable.
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damned if one does and damned if one doesn't
A dilemma where either choice results in a negative outcome.
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every nook and cranny
Everywhere.
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fight tooth and nail
To use every means possible to overcome a difficult opposition.
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give him enough rope and he'll hang himself
If one gives someone enough freedom of action, they may destroy themselves by foolish actions.
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here and there
From time to time.
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if it quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck and looks like a duck, chances are it's a duck
if something has all the attributes and appearances of being a certain thing, the probability exists that it is that thing.
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make like a tree and leave
to leave, depart
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off and on
Intermittently.
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rain cats and dogs
To rain very heavily.
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raining cats and dogs
Raining heavily
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rise and shine
Used to wish someone happiness upon waking up
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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverse
Before batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.
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underpromise and overdeliver
Exceed the customer's expectations.
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X's and O's
kisses and hugs.
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name and shame
So as to single them out for individual blame and censure.
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early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
platitude from Benjamin Franklin under the pseudonym Poor Richard.
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safe and sound
Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.
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a day late and a dollar short
Action that was taken too late and too feeble to be of any use.
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a hundred and ten percent
The exertion of more than seems possible, hence 110%, not 100%, the usual maximum amount possible.
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do the best and live the rest
First do your work with your 100% dont think about the result
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hell and half of georgia
A very large region; everywhere.
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rained cats and dogs
poured
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whips and jingles
a state of torturous delirium, particularly delirium tremens
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shave and a haircut
A 7-note riff played at the end of a song for comic effect.
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bow and scrape
To behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner.
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nuts and bolts
The basic, inner workings of something; the fundamentals or basics; that which makes something operate, on a basic level.
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to and fro
To go back and forth; to alternate.
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a gentleman and a scholar
An admirable person.
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wake up and smell the coffee
To face reality and stop deluding oneself.
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all hat and no cattle
Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
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all talk and no action
Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little
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between scylla and charybdis
Similar in meaning to between a rock and a hard place.
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hammer and sickle
A depiction of a sickle crossed with a hammer, used as a symbol of communism and the Soviet Union.
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measure twice and cut once
(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasn
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said and done
Agreed to and accomplished or finished.
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shave and a haircut
Used other than as an idiom: see shave, haircut.
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there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
In any situation, however well planned, something can always go wrong.
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you get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word alone
It is advantageous not to rely solely on being nice.
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a day late and a dollar short
Come into the picture minus some necessary fundamental factors or entities.
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