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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bar none »
Without exception; excluding nothing else of the same kind.
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brass monkey »
A kind of inexpensive liqueur.
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bring down »
To make something flying fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.
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flag down »
Use a flag or some kind of signal to get the attention of someone.
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have a heart »
To be kind or sympathetic; to treat others kindly.
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heart of gold »
A kind, compassionate, or caring attitude; kindheartedness.
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in kind »
In the form of goods and service rather than money.
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it takes all kinds to make a world »
Diversity is essential: the world would be incomplete if everyone were alike.He irons his clothes how?! That's crazy! Well, I guess it takes all kinds.
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kind »
Affectionate, showing benevolence.
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kind »
Favorable.
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kind »
Mild, gentle, forgiving.
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kind of »
Slightly; somewhat; sort of.
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kindred soul »
Someone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself; kindred spirit.
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kindred spirit »
Someone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself.
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let sleeping dogs lie »
To leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.
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one good turn deserves another »
One act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness.
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one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind »
A cliché used to exaggerate an accomplishment or milestone..
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one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind »
Words spoken by Neil Armstrong when taking the first steps on the moon.
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paint with a broad brush »
To describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations.
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run for the roses »
A hard-fought competition or demanding challenge of any kind.
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soft hearted »
Be kind; Fall for someone
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soft shoe »
A kind of tap dancing performed in soft-soled shoes, popular in vaudeville.
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such as »
Like, of the kind mentioned.
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take kindly »
To accept or condone.
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there but for the grace of God go I »
A recognition that others' misfortune could be one's own, if it weren't for the blessing/kindness/luck bestowed by fate or the Divine.Man's fate is in God's hands.More generally, our fate is not entirely in our own hands.
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treat them mean, keep them keen »
A woman will be more interested in a man if he is not kind to her.
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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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you name it »
Used after a short list to show that further examples are unnecessary; all kinds of things.
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