a cold day in Hell »
An event that will never happen.
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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 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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a watched kettle never boils »
Alternative form of a watched pot never boils.
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a watched pot never boils »
A process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities.
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all the same »
Anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless.
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apple never falls far from the tree »
Alternative form of apple does not fall far from the tree.
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at latter Lammas »
Never.
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barking dogs never bite »
Alternative form of barking dogs seldom bite.
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barking dogs seldom bite »
People who make big threats never usually carry them out.
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be that as it may »
Even if that is the case; whether that is true or not; nevertheless.
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better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all »
Having experience of love, even if it ended, is better than having no experience of love.Love is worthwhile despite the pain involved in separation.
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blind date »
A romantic meeting between two people who have never met before.
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chalkface »
A musical concept or genre in which music is completely improvised and never played twice. Most often mixing elements of hip-hop, metal, punk and avant-garde jazz.
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cheaters never prosper »
One does not gain from cheating.
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each to his own »
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion or tastes.My housemate is a strict vegan. I personally could never not eat meat, but each to his own.
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even so »
nevertheless
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if pigs had wings »
Never.
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in a pig's eye »
Very unlikely; probably never.
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in the reign of Queen Dick »
When pigs fly; never.
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it never rains but it pours »
Unfortunate events occur in quantity.
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it's never too late to mend »
You
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keep buggin on »
Never quit; go on
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lame joke »
An attempt at humor which is perceived to have been used previously to the point of being cliche, or was never funny to begin with.
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life is like a box of chocolates »
Life is full of surprises, you never know what will happen next.
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misfortunes never come singly »
bad things or situations always come in groups, they never come in a single way.
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nearly never bulled a cow »
(Irish) Near enough is not good enough.
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never change a running system »
Don't change something that is working
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never in a million years »
Absolutely not.
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never in a month of Sundays »
At no time whatsoever.
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never in a month of Sundays »
Never in a month of Sundays would I have imagined that you'd be this tall in real life!.
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never look a gift horse in the mouth »
Alternative form of don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
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never mind »
Do not be concerned.
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never mind »
I withdraw my previous statement.
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never mind »
It is not important; do not fret.
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never you mind »
Do not concern yourself with it; it is none of your business.
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no nevermind »
No difference.
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on board »
Even when I am on board the plane, I can never feel secure that my luggage is, too.
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once in a blue moon »
Never.
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once you go black, you never go back »
An expression assuming that once a person of another race gets in a sexual relationship with a black person they won't return to their own race.
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rolling stone »
A person who moves around a lot and never settles down.
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spare the rod and spoil the child »
If one does not discipline a child, he or she will never learn obedience and good manners.
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sticks and stones »
Evocative of the saying "sticks and stones may (or will) break my bones, but words (or names) will never hurt (or harm) me".1957, Brendan Gill, The Day the Money Stopped
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that'll be the day »
Said in reply to something that one believes will never happen.
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the course of true love never did run smooth »
There will always be problems in a relationship.
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until hell freezes over »
Forever; One will never in their life get the results that they want, no matter what they're doing involving the situation.
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virgin territory »
Land that has never been explored or developed.
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well, I never »
An exclamation of great surprise.
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when Hell freezes over »
Never; not in this lifetime; not a chance.
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when pigs fly »
Never.
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you never know what you've got till it's gone »
Good friends and acquaintances shouldn't be taken for granted.
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you're never too old to learn »
It is possible to learn new things, at any age; (implying) follow your desires and dreams
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