a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush »
It is preferable to have a small but certain advantage than a mere potential of a greater one.
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a bit much »
More than is reasonable.
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a cat may look at a king »
Even a purported inferior has certain abilities, even in the presence of a purported superior
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a chain is only as strong as its weakest link »
An organization (especially a process or a business) is only as strong or powerful as its weakest person. A group of associates is only as strong as its laziest member.
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a cold day in Hell »
An event that will never happen.
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a cut above »
Superior to; of a higher quality than.
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a cut below »
Inferior to; of a lower quality than.
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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 drop in the bucket »
An effort or action having very little overall influence, especially as compared to a huge problem.
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a dumb priest never got a parish »
(Irish) Those who fail to speak up fail to get what they want.
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a good man is hard to find »
Men who make good husbands or workers are rare.
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a house is not a home »
A home is not merely a building but requires inhabitants and a friendly atmosphere.
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a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step »
even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point
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a leopard cannot change its spots »
One cannot change one's own nature.1597, William Shakespeare, Richard II Act i, Scene 1 (First Folio):King. Lyons make Leopards tame.Mowbray. Yea but not change his ?pots.1611, King James Version of the Bible, Jeremiah 13:23:Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe Chapter 32:End now all unkindness. Let us put the Jew to ransom, since the leopard will not change his spots, and a Jew he will continue to be.1918, Johnston McCulley, Thubway Tham's Inthane Moment:The leopard cannot change his spots, old boy.
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a lie has no legs »
You can't get away with a lie, the truth will always come out.
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