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 lie has no legs »
You can't get away with a lie, the truth will always come out.
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all along »
The entire time; always.
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all the time »
Always; constantly; for the complete duration.
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butter fingers »
A clumsy person who always drops things, a klutz.
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don't shit where you eat »
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
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druthers »
Wishes, preferences, or ways.
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every which way »
In all sorts of ways or manners.
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fall by the wayside »
To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out.
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feast or famine »
A situation in which something is always either extremely abundant or in extremely short supply.
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go by the wayside »
To become obsolete or outmoded.
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God works in mysterious ways »
Expressing confidence that a conundrum has a solution despite it not being apparent.Expressing that a seemingly unfortunate or unfavourable situation or change may be beneficial later or in the long run.Person A: It seems that I'm about to be fired from my job.Person B: Well, God works in mysterious ways - maybe it'll be the kick you need to apply to university...
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his back is up »
He is offended or angry; an expression or idea taken from a cat; that animal, when angry, always raising its back. An allusion also sometimes used to jeer a crooked man.
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keep one's eye on the ball »
My ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.
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lead a charmed life »
To always be lucky and safe from danger.
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long ways, long lies »
Someone who comes back from a far-off country can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.
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man of parts »
A man that is talented in multiple areas of life. This includes but is not limited to the area of seduction. He puts very little emphasis on memorized scripts or "peacocking" and instead relies on individualized ways to charm a woman.
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man proposes, God disposes »
Things don't always work out as they were planned.
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mend one's ways »
To recognise one's failings and attempt to remedy them.
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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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murder will out »
A murderer will always be discovered.
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no two ways about it »
No other possible action, choice or option.
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not be able to get a word in edgeways »
To be unable to say a single word because of someone else's talkativeness.
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on end »
Upright; erect; endways.
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other days, other ways »
People of the past thought and acted differently.
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proverbs run in pairs »
Every proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.
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robber baron »
In Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled.
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set in one's ways »
Driven by habit; inclined or determined to continue according to one's custom or established preferences.
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shotgun »
A one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line. Mostly heard in the southern United States.
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shroud »
A rope or cable serving to support the mast sideways.
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some days you get the bear, other days the bear gets you »
One cannot always overcome a powerful adversary.
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squint like a bag of nails »
To squint very much, as though one's eyes were directed as many ways as the points of a bag of nails.
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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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the grass is always greener on the other side »
Other circumstances seem more desirable than one's own but in reality are often not
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there's a sucker born every minute »
There are a great number of fools in the world, and there always be.
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there's many a slip twixt cup and lip »
In any situation, however well planned, something can always go wrong.
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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick »
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at [1] on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at [2] on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at [3] on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at [6] on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isn
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time after time »
Again and again; repeatedly; every time; always.
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tin god »
An individual that abuses or exceeds his authority over others, frequently in petty ways; for example a low-level manager in situational comedies and other entertainment.
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truth will out »
A mystery will always be solved, or a truth will always be discoveredTruth will eventually and inevitably be discovered.
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tune in, turn on, drop out »
Pay attention to the new way of living; take drugs; abandon the established ways.
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year in, year out »
During every year; always.
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yes man »
A person who always agrees with his employer or superior.
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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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you can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds »
You can't have it both ways.
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