a closed mouth gathers no feet »
One who does not speak can be certain he won't say anything embarrassing.
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a little bird told me »
Of information which was gathered from a source not to be overtly exposed.
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a picture paints a thousand words »
A visualisation is a better description than a verbal description.1971, David Gates (of Bread), If, from Manna album:If a picture paints a thousand wordsThen why can't I paint you;The words will never showThe you I've come to know.1989, Alan Kay, quoted in K?o-tung Huang, Timothy D. Huang, Introduction to Chinese, Japanese and Korean Computing, World Scientific, ISBN 9971506645, p. 9:Most human beings, no matter how familiar they are with abstract symbols, respond to voice and images better than written language. In other words, A picture paints a thousand words.2006, Paul Shakespeare, Building a Dune Buggy: The Essential Manual, ISBN 1904788734, p. 52:See accompanying diagram: a picture paints a thousand words, and all that!
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a rolling stone gathers no moss »
A person who never settles in one place will never be successful.A person who does not keep active will grow mouldy.
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birds of a feather flock together »
People of similar character, background, or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another.
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birds of the feather flock together »
People who are alike physically tend to congregate and socialize together, despite government efforts at forced integration.
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bite the bullet »
To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to continue moving forward.
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bounce back »
To recover from a negative without seemingly any damage.
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bragging rights »
The prerogative to praise oneself for an accomplishment or for possession of a superior characteristic.
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bridge »
An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.
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business before pleasure »
An admonishment that discharging one's obligations must take precedence over devoting time to pursuits meant solely for one's own gratification.
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chase down »
To investigate the cause of something.
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cross paths »
August 5 2004, SFGate.com.
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cry one's eyes out »
To weep for an elongated time, or in an excessive manner.
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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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