a bad workman always blames his tools »
It is not the tools we use which make us good, but rather how we employ them.
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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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a lie has no legs »
You can't get away with a lie, the truth will always come out.
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absence makes the heart grow fonder »
When someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love (or miss) them or it.
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after all »
In the end; anyway; referring to something that was believed to be the case, but has now been shown not to be.
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all along »
The entire time; always.
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all over the place »
Everywhere, especially chaotically or in such a way as to make a mess.
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all the same »
Anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless.
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all the time »
Always; constantly; for the complete duration.
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all the way to Egery and back »
The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.
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an apple a day keeps the doctor away »
Apples are healthy and stave off illness.Eat healthy and you won't get sick.
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any way one slices it »
From any perspective; in every case.
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April showers bring May flowers »
April, traditionally a rainy period, gives way to May, when flowers will bloom because of the water provided to them by the April rains.By extension, that a period of discomfort can provide the basis for a period of happiness.
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around Robin Hood's barn »
The long way around; a roundabout or circuitous route.
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arse about face »
Something that is placed or arranged the opposite way to the way it should be.
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