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opportunity knocks at every man's doorEverybody gets opportunities.Rate it:

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forgetting the base, forgetting the root, forgetting number 'one, forgetting the alphabet 'a' 1'Generally this era, when children learn and grow up as adults, they think the parents know nothing they are the entire encyclopedia. Disdaining parents education and their university degrees with disrespectful manner.Rate it:

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man is man to manThe human is a human for itselfRate it:

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when one door shuts, another door opensAlternative form of when one door closes, another opens.Rate it:

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when one door closes, another door opensAlternative form of when one door closes, another opens.Rate it:

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golden opportunityIdeal moment to do something.Rate it:

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school of hard knocksAn education consisting of real-world experiences, especially harsh experiences.Rate it:

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land of opportunityA nickname for the United States.Rate it:

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School of Hard KnocksTesting and tough experiences of life that teach you lots of lessonsRate it:

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every man for himself!Everyone has to fight for his or her own survival. This extraordinary admonition, generally applies during an extreme emergency, commercial or military wherein rescue assistance or other lifesaving help is unlikely.Rate it:

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every man to his tradeKeep to your own job and don't meddle in other people's. We should all stick to what we are good at.Rate it:

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every man for himselfAn expression of indifference, that everyone should forget about comradeship and save themselves.Rate it:

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every man jackAll the members of a group with no exceptions.Rate it:

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every man for hisselfSynonym of every man for himselfRate it:

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every man has a priceEveryone can be bribed or corrupted for a certain price.Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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as she's as cold as a witchscold as a witch's tit!Very, very cold!!Rate it:

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don't count your chickens before they're hatchedYou should not count on something before it happens.Rate it:

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if it ain't chicken, it's feathersthat's life; there are always problemsRate it:

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pickin' and grinnin'a country way of saying "playing music"Rate it:

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wear one's heart on one's sleeveTo be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotion or what is in one's heartRate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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where there's smoke, there's firewhen two things are usually together and you find one, you will find the otherRate it:

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you ain't seen nothin' yetsomething is even betterRate it:

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one man’s rubbish is another man’s treasureWhat is worth nothing to one person may be exactly what another wantsRate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.Rate it:

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man is a wolf to manHumans prey upon one another.Rate it:

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one man's meat is another man's poisonPeople have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another.Rate it:

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one man's gain is another man's loss.Often a benefit to one person comes at a cost to another.Rate it:

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darken someone's doorTo arrive at the entrance of someone's residence or of another building associated with that person, especially as an unwelcome visitor.Rate it:

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dumber than a door-nailSomeone who is just stupid, and doesn't even know what doornail means anyway so isn't really insulted by the term anyway.Rate it:

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in through the back doorTo introduce a measure in a way which one's opponents will not notice.Rate it:

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knocking on heaven's doorDying, close to death.Rate it:

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let the door hit you where the good Lord split youA command that another person leave, thereby impliedly having the door hit them on the buttocks as they pass through it.Rate it:

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when one door closes, another one opensAlternative form of when one door closes, another opens.Rate it:

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a golden key can open any doorSufficient money can accomplish anything.Rate it:

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don't let the door hit you on the way outUsed to indicate that one is glad to see someone leaving.Rate it:

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stage-door JohnnyA devoted fan of live theatre and of performing artists, who habitually spends time in and around theatres.Rate it:

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make a better door than a windowTo obstruct someone's view, especially as a result of thoughtlessness.Rate it:

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Keep the Wolf from the DoorTo avoid circumstances leading to poverty and starvationRate it:

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darken a church doorto go to church for a service.Rate it:

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when one door closes, another opensWhen one opportunity is lost, another opportunity soon becomes available.Rate it:

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check your ego at the door!A direct, crisp, critical rejoinder to another, 'to leave their egoism without the room', {at the door}!Rate it:

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at death's doorAbout to die; in a life-threatening state of health.Rate it:

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check your attitude (at the door)The speaker is warning the listener that their attitude may have adverse effects and advising that the listener change their attitude. Adding "at the door" at the end of this phrases means to leave your attitude outside/don't bring that attitude in hereRate it:

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close the stable door after the horse has boltedTo attempt to prevent a problem only to find it has already happened.Rate it:

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gentleman of the back doorA sodomite.Rate it:

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get one's foot in the doorTo initiate contact or a relationship; to gain access, especially to an entry-level job.Rate it:

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go in the out doorTo engage in anal sex.Rate it:

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