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the cure is worse than the diseaseThe medical treatment for an illness produces a worse net result than the illness does, especially via adverse effects.Rate it:

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the cure is worse than the diseaseThe solution or proposed solution to a problem produces a worse net result than the problem does, especially via unintended consequences.Rate it:

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Bark is Worse than Your BiteA person or situation that is frightening but actually the actions are not any worseRate it:

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one's bark is worse than one's biteThe individual acts threatening but is relatively harmless.Rate it:

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prevention is better than cureit is better to prevent the creation of a bad thing, than to destroy it.Rate it:

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Christmas diseasehaemophilia BRate it:

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foot-in-mouth diseaseA tendency to make remarks that are embarrassingly wrong or inappropriate.Rate it:

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a story written is shorter than a novel and longer than a fableable.A story written is shorter than a novel and longer than a fable.Rate it:

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make matters worseTo worsen an already difficult situation or unfavourable set of circumstances, typically by acting rashly, foolishly, or incompetently.Rate it:

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so much the worseThat is or would be even worse.Rate it:

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take a turn for the worseTo start to become worse; to worsen.Rate it:

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worse for wearIn poor physical condition due to long or heavy use.Rate it:

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worse for wearDrunk.Rate it:

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an ounce of prevention can be worth a pound of cureWe tend to not pay attention to our Physical and mental health until there is pain present or choas has arrived. A little bit here and there foes a long way.Rate it:

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cure allpanaceaRate it:

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gros jean qui en remontre à son curéHodge tries to teach the Parson how to preach; He teaches his grandmother to suck eggs.Rate it:

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gros-jean en remontre à son curéUn ignorant veut reprendre, corriger un homme instruit, habile.Rate it:

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no cure no payPas de résultats, pas de paiement. Paiement après succès.Rate it:

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take the cureTo enter into a rehabilitation program.Rate it:

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"wisdom is faster than speed."WisdomRate it:

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Better Safe than SorryIt is better to be careful and avoid any sort of harmful risks, injuries or complicated situations that you might regret laterRate it:

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Bite Off More Than You Can ChewTo take on something more than of its actual capacity, a person, who tries to accomplish too much, or is greedy by nature, or overconfident or too much motivated, taking more responsibility or task that a person can manageRate it:

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blood is thicker than waterFamily relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!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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easier said than doneEasy to propose, but difficult to accomplish.Rate it:

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more by accident than by designsomething done without deliberate intention; more by coincidence or luck than thanks to one's own skill or planning.Rate it:

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more than meets the eyeMore than is apparent or readily noticeable.Rate it:

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more than one bargained forAn unexpected and, usually, unwanted result of a decision or action.Rate it:

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you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegarIt's easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude than with rude demands and negativity.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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half a loaf is better than nonePossession or attainment of a partial object, achievement, result, etc is preferable to having no object, achievement, or result at all.Rate it:

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don't drive faster than your guardian angel can flyDriving (a vehicle) very fast is a dangerous act.Rate it:

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have eyes bigger than one's stomachTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.Rate it:

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deader than discoUnquestionably deadRate it:

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finer than frog hairExtremely fine.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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the pen is mightier than the swordMore influence and power can be usurped by writing than by fighting.Rate it:

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better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stickBetter than nothing; not unsatisfactory but also not a reason for enthusiastic excitement.Rate it:

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half a loaf is better than no breadAlternative form of half a loaf is better than none.Rate it:

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there's more than one way to skin a catA problem generally has more than one solution.Rate it:

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you get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word aloneIt is advantageous not to rely solely on being nice.Rate it:

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better dead than RedAlternative form of better dead than red.Rate it:

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better dead than redIt is preferable to be deceased rather than to be either a Communist or ruled by Communists.Rate it:

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better an egg today than a hen tomorrowIt is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.Rate it:

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it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of godThe rich can afford more immoral behavior than the poor.Rate it:

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better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stickAlternative form of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stickRate it:

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better than a poke in the eye with a shitty stickAlternative form of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stickRate it:

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better to light a single candle than to curse the darknessIn the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.Rate it:

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Blood is Thicker than WaterThere is no other replacement for blood relations. What a person from your family or relatives can do for you, will not be done by strangers in a good senseRate it:

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have more chins than a Chinese phone bookTo be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").Rate it:

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