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a friend in need is a friend indeed »    A true friend is one who helps you when you are in need.

a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down »    An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.

absence makes the heart grow fonder »    When someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love (or miss) them or it.

allow for »    To take into account when making plans.

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.

at all hours »    Late into the night or early morning; when people ought to be sleeping.

back off »    To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.

banyan day »    In British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.

bat around »    When at least nine batters bat in a half inning.

battle cry »    Something the troops yell out when going to war or battle.

bear down »    When giving birth, to push.

beggars can't be choosers »    (proverb) When resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts.

best laid plans »    A proverbial expression used to signify the futility of making detailed plans when the outcome is uncertain.

bitter end »    That part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains onboard when a ship is riding at anchor.

born in a barn »    Of humble birth, especially when referring to Jesus Christ.

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