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you can bank on itTo be so sure of something that one can trust.Rate it:

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you can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pigYou can try to change something or one's outward appearance, but it will not change the inward appearance. Even if you put lipstick on a pig, it will always roll in mud and grunt.Rate it:

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you can't say fairer than thatThat is good, reasonable, or fair; one cannot hope for a better decision or outcome.Rate it:

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you can't step in the same river twiceIt is not possible to repeat past experiences, as time changes all things.Rate it:

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you can't take it with youIt 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 whichRate it:

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you can't walk on iceOne cannot except to go onto the battlefield, without all of your equipmentRate it:

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you crack me up.One that makes someone else to laugh.Rate it:

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you don't dip your pen in company inkOne should avoid romantic relationships in the workplace.Rate it:

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you get what you pay forIn commercial transactions, the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase, i.e., the more one pays, the better the merchandise.2003, Michael Blumenthal, "For Whom the School Bell Tolls," Time, 7 Dec.:Though it may sound unapologetically capitalistic to say soRate it:

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you got it, tootsToots is a playful slang term for a woman. An example of toots is what a man might call his wife to get her attention. ... (slang, sometimes derogatory) Babe, sweetie: a term used when addressing a young woman, especially one perceived as being sexually available. You got it is a phrase used to answer in agreement with someone's question or statement. It may be used as an alternative for "Will do," "For sure," or "Agreed." The slang term may be used by people of all ages as a way to quickly assure someone that what he will do or he agrees with what the person just said.Rate it:

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you learn something new every dayUttered after acquiring new knowledge.Rate it:

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you only get what you giveThere is a positive correlation between the effort one puts in and the benefits one receives.Rate it:

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you only have two feet, so take one step at a time to get it doneBe patient with your self, don’t get overwhelmed. Sometimes it takes time to get things done.Rate it:

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you punched my buttonYour encouragement, reasoning, financial support and confidence that we could succeed turned me around.Rate it:

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you winUsed to express resignation. To concede defeat even though one is not convinced of the opposing arguments.Rate it:

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you're a long time deadA reminder that we are all mortal, as a justification for enjoying life while one can.Rate it:

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you're no ham sandwichOne is either wealthy or desirable or not wealthy nor desirable.Rate it:

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you're onUsed to indicate acceptance by the speaker of a proposal or challenge, especially a competitive one.Rate it:

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you've got to be in it to win itIn order to win, or succeed at something, one must first compete or try.Rate it:

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young at heartInclined to act in a way or enjoy things that one would expect from someone younger, especially children, teenagers or young adults.Rate it:

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your actions speak so loudly that your words i cannot hearWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "To know and not to do is not to know"Rate it:

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your plate is going to be in the mail boxDad to son....if you f*ck up one more time...then, Your plate is in the mail box....you just got tossed out of your parents home !Rate it:

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yuk it upTo clown around: to behave clownishly; to joke idly.Rate it:

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zero hourThe set time for an action, event, vital decision, or decisive change to take place; the hour at which a planned military operation is scheduledRate it:

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zero inTo focus one's aim; to zoom in and center on something.Rate it:

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zero in onTo concentrate or focus one's attention on at task.Rate it:

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zig when one should zagTo misstep or err.Rate it:

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zip itBe quiet; the same as zip one's lip.Rate it:

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zip one's lipTo stop talking; to be quiet.Rate it:

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давно не виделисьlong time no seeRate it:

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который часwhat time is it?Rate it:

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сколько времениwhat time is it?Rate it:

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сколько лет, сколько зим"It’s been ages since we met!", long time no seeRate it:

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считать галокto footle around, dawdle, lallygagRate it:

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אין דין ואין דייןNo one is enforcing law and order.Rate it:

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הפנה לו את הגבto turn one's backRate it:

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ואהבת לרעך כמוךlove your neighbor as yourself, love thy neighbor as thyself; The Golden Rule: the principle that one should treat other people in the manner in which one would want to be treated by them.Rate it:

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ז״לOf blessed memory, may he/she/they rest in peace; used after a reference to one or more deceased people.Rate it:

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חבל על הזמןIt's a waste of time; we're wasting time; we don't have time for this.Rate it:

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טמן ראשו בחולto bury one's head in the sandRate it:

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לכל שבת יש מוצאי שבתeverything comes in due timeRate it:

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פעם שלישית גלידהSaid when meeting someone for the second time in a short span : long time no seeRate it:

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שנה טובהHappy New Year; a common greeting on and around Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.Rate it:

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一國兩制"One Country, Two Systems"Rate it:

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上有老下有小to have both one's aging parents and one's young children to take care of; to be a member of the sandwich generationRate it:

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且聽下回分解Tune in next time to hear the next installment of our story; stay tuned.Rate it:

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人人為我，我為人人one for all, all for oneRate it:

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傻傻分不清楚cannot tell apart; cannot tell one thing from another; too silly to distinguishRate it:

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內牛滿面to be so moved or excited that there are tears streaming down one's faceRate it:

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命苦不能怨政府，點背不能怨社會One cannot blame for their misfortune with the government and the society.Rate it:

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