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walk offTo measure a distance by walking, as by counting paces or extending a measuring tape or rope.Rate it:

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wear too many hatsTo try to fill more roles at once than is realistically possible.Rate it:

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what goes around comes aroundWhat encompasses ones ideal thought makes a return to an original meaning once more.Rate it:

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what has been seen cannot be unseenRepulsive, disturbing, or horrific sights can never be erased from memory once they have been seen.Rate it:

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whole clothA newly made textile which has not yet been cut.Rate it:

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YOLOyou only live once, i.e. expressing the view that one should make the most of the present moment.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 don't know what you've got 'til it's goneA commonly used phrase to acknowledge the irony of taking something or someone for granted and only appreciating it/them once you don't have it/them any longer.Rate it:

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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 outTo cut off funding for.Rate it:

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короче, СклифосовскийUsed to cut short someone's long speech.Rate it:

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нашла коса на камень (a scythe hit a rock)Means that two strong characters confronted and do not want to give in; similar to "he met his match" or "diamond cut diamond" Ни один ни другой ни в чём не хотят уступить друг другу. Имеется в виду одинаковое упрямство в отношении чего-либо, непримиримая оппозиция двух лиц, равных по силе характеров, по настойчивости в отношении � елаемого; столкновение взглядов, интересов, характеров.Rate it:

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嫁雞隨雞,嫁狗隨狗Once a woman has attached herself to a man, she should be faithful to him regardless of all circumstances.Rate it:

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