a dumb priest never got a parish »
(Irish) Those who fail to speak up fail to get what they want.
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ache for »
To desire, or want something, or someone, very much.
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ask for it »
To provoke an unwanted action.
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bad penny »
A person or thing which is unpleasant, disreputable, or otherwise unwanted, especially one which repeatedly appears at inopportune times.
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baggage »
Heavy baggage; women and children. Also a familiar epithet for a woman; as, cunning baggage, wanton baggage, &c.
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deep-six »
To get rid of something unwanted.
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deliver the message to Garcia »
What we need is people who get the job done, no matter how. We don't want pickers who'll only learn if we use their preferred learning method. Have you read "A Message to Garcia" ? That's what we need today - young people who can deliver the message to Garcia.
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dirty laundry »
Unflattering facts or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which some other may use to blackmail with.
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golden handcuffs »
Any arrangement or agreement designed to provide extremely favorable benefits or pay, so as to discourage participant from wanting to leave, especially to retain a choice employee.
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golden rule »
The principle that one should treat other people in the manner in which one would want to be treated by them.
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grasp all, lose all »
one who wants everything, may lose it all
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have it your way »
Do something the way you want to, but be prepared for the consequences.
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have one's heart set on »
To want or desire deeply, regardless of practicality or rationality.
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hot potato »
An awkward or delicate problem with which nobody wants to be associated.
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if you want a thing done well, do it yourself »
It is better to do something oneself, than rely on others to do it well.
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last resort »
The only remaining, unwanted, option or choice.
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mess up »
To make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior.
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rat run »
A small road that people venture down when they want to sneak off the motorway and take a short cut.
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shy bairns get nowt »
If you're too shy, or don't ask, you will not get what you want.A' forgot te ask hor for me money back!Wye, shy bairns get nowt
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slop bowl »
One of the four components of the traditional tea set. Tea drinkers emptied their unwanted, cold tea into the slop bowl before refilling their cups with fresh, hot tea.
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spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tar »
To have something important fail for want of a small amount of money or effort.
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take liberties »
To behave disrespectfully, especially to make unwanted sexual advances.
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talk someone's ear off »
To talk excessively or far more than is wanted or appreciated.
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thanks for nothing »
Expression of displeasure towards a person who has not provided what was wanted.
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that's the way life is »
That is the way things happenCertain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.1935, Louis Bromfield, The Man Who Had Everything [1], page 279:That's the way life is, and there's no use trying to go against it.1979, Jay Edward Abrams, A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption [2], ISBN 0310511011, page 45:There are no standards, no values; that's the way life is. Learn to accept it and slide with it. Stop fighting it.2002, B. Eugene Ellison, Rings of the Templars, ISBN 059524050X, page 337:Shit happens; that's the way life is. In fact, I want you to take an additional thousand for your efforts.
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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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waste not, want not »
If one is not wasteful then one will not be needy.
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weed out »
To remove unwanted elements from a group.
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white elephant »
An ornament etc that is unwanted or is a financial burden; an unprofitable investment.
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you can't always get what you want »
It is not always possible to get what is wanted.
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