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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at a moment's notice »
Immediately; instantaneously; without need of warning.
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at hand »
Being at the moment the center of attention or the cause of trouble.
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at the moment »
As atm.
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at the momont »
now
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crack of dawn »
The first moment of daylight; sunrise.
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cut it fine »
To achieve something at the last possible moment, or with no margin for error.
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date with destiny »
An inevitable future event or encounter, especially one which is likely to be momentous.
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drug on the market »
Something which is overabundant at the moment and thus not in demand.
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eureka moment »
The moment of a sudden unexpected discovery.
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golden opportunity »
Ideal moment to do something.
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in the nick of time »
At the last possible moment; at the last minute.
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jump »
To propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
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last trump »
The moment of God's final judgement on Earth.
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leave somebody high and dry »
To abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.
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line in the sand »
A defining moment, a cutoff point.
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moment of truth »
A deciding instant; the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed.
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on the spot »
At that very moment; right away.
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on the spur of the moment »
On very short notice; spontaneously.
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on-the-spot »
In the right place at this very moment.
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road to Damascus »
A road to Damascus moment, or change, is an important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.
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road to Damascus »
That was my Road to Damascus moment. They played one hit after another and this is the song I remember most clearly.
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seize the day »
To enjoy the present and not worry about the future; to live for the moment.
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so quiet one can hear a pin drop »
Said during a lull in a normally bustling place or scene, or as the result of a sudden dramatic or tense moment.
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spur of the moment »
Impluse; short notice; a lack of planning.
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tempus fugit »
time flies (used as an alternative to this phrase)."Meanwhile, the irreplaceable time escapes", expressing concern that one's limited time is being consumed by something which may have little intrinsic substance or importance at that moment.
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walk in the snow »
An occasion when a momentous career decision is made, especially a decision to resign or retire.
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