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your eyes are bigger than your bellyyou think you can eat more than you actually can; what you envision you want to eat or order from a menu is more than will fit in your stomach; usually said of someone once they have taken more on their plate than they were able to eat; used in past and present tenses (are and were)Rate it:

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zero-dayUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see zero,‎ day.Rate it:

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к чёртуUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see к, чёрт.Rate it:

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чтоб уж навернякаbetter safe than sorryRate it:

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чуть-чуть не считаетсяUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see чуть-чуть, не, считаться.Rate it:

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מה ישUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see מה, יש.Rate it:

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以上above; more than; overRate it:

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你老母Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see 你, 老母.Rate it:

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你話呢Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see 你, 話, 呢 : what do you think?Rate it:

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冇咁嬲would be a better course of actionRate it:

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可不是Used other than a set phrase : 可 + 不是Rate it:

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對不對Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see 對, 不, 對.Rate it:

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恁老母Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see 恁, 老母.Rate it:

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愛媠莫命to be fashionable rather than comfortable; to wear little on a cold day to look attractiveRate it:

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擇日不如撞日“to pick a date is not as good as to encounter a date”; as for to do something, it's better to do it now.Rate it:

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獨樂樂不如眾樂樂It is much more joyful to share the joy than enjoy alone.Rate it:

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笑貧不笑娼the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer povertyRate it:

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累死Used other than a set phrase: 累 + 死Rate it:

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要靚唔要命to be fashionable rather than comfortable; to wear little on a cold day to look attractiveRate it:

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要風度不要溫度be fashionable than comfortable; wears little on a cold day to look attractiveRate it:

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遠親不如近鄰Nearby neighbours are better than distant cousins.Rate it:

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