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 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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Adds up »
To enhance. " Law of attraction adds up to the success in life."
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all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy »
Too much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.
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arm candy »
An attractive, seemingly romantic companion who accompanies a person in public simply so that one or both of the individuals can gain attention, enhance social status, or create an impression of sexual appeal.
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at the high port »
At once; unhesitatingly; quickly and vigorously.
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bad for you »
Unhealthy.
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breakfast of champions »
An ironic appellation for beer, junk food, or other foods implied to be unhealthy.
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broken-hearted »
Alternative spelling of brokenhearted. Feeling depressed, despondent, or hopeless, especially over losing a love.
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cat and dog life »
Unhappy married life.
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come unhinged »
To become angered or crazy; to lose control of one's senses or sanity.
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cry out »
To shout in a loud voice, due to pain, or fear, or unhappiness.
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dog's life »
A miserable, unhappy existence.
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fly the freak flag »
To behave in a unconventional or unrestrained manner; to exhibit the uninhibited side of one's personality.
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fox in the henhouse »
A relationships wherein a predator is granted free reign within the prey's home confinement, often used in the political sense.
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give 'em enough rope »
Allow one to function unhindered, or without further overbearing oversight.
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go downhill »
To worsen or degenerate.
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go native »
To adopt the lifestyle or outlook of local inhabitants, especially when dwelling in a colonial region; to become less refined under the influence of a less cultured, more primitive, or simpler social environment.
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hold one's breath »
To inhale and then intentionally close the epiglottis so that one's breath is not exhaled.
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hothouse »
A heated greenhouse.
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match made in hell »
A marriage that is likely to be unhappy or abusive and unsuccessful because the two people are very incompatible with each other.
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mess up »
To manhandle; beat up; rough up.
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mouth breather »
A person who routinely inhales and exhales through the mouth, instead of through the nose.
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on the skids »
In decline; going downhill; in trouble.
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rough up »
To manhandle or beat up.
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sex up »
To enhance in terms of fashionable appeal.
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silver spoon »
Wealth passed down or inherited.
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smell like a rose »
To be regarded as appealing, virtuous, or respectable; to be untainted or unharmed.
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spice up »
To enhance the flavor of something by adding spice to it.
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trick out »
To trick out; to mod or customize an object, typically for the purpose of both personalization as well as enhancing the object's performance capabilities and more particularly for the purpose of performing stunts with that object.
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world »
A planet,especially one which is inhabited or inhabitable.
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you can't polish a turd »
(vulgar) Something inherently bad cannot be improved.
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you can't take it with you »
It is not possible to take one's material wealth to whatever world may await one after death.1900, E. Phillips Oppenheim, A Millionaire of Yesterday, ch. 6:"The clause which
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