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Expression for “pulling out something from the past”
I am looking for an expression (proverb / idiom) meaning "pulling out something from the past" in disapproval.
An example of this would be: somebody mentioning a thing of the past, which is not ...
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English equivalent of a Kannada proverb
The saying goes like "ಬಡವನ ಸಿಟ್ಟು ದವಡೆಗೆ ಮೂಲ".
When roughly translated to English it means:
A poor man's anger only hurts his jaw [due to all the grinding of teeth in the process].
How to ...
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Idiom for opportunistically exploiting a situation to one's advantage
I was wondering what various figures of speech could be used to describe a situation where somebody exploits a situation in order to push their own agenda. For example in Persian we have 'Catching a ...
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“Nobody does something for nothing”
I have a proverb in my native tongue saying something like "there is no cat chasing fish for God" which implies that anyone who does anything that may seem beneficial to you, is doing it for ...
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What's the difference between a proverb and an idiom?
I think I have a notion what is what but maybe you know a good definition what is what? For example "Hindsight is always 20:20" - is that a proverb or an idiom?
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What does “separated at birth” mean?
Sometimes, you come across someone saying something (usually tongue-in-cheek), which might go like this:
Tom: I really love eating noodles while watching Star Trek.
Linda: Wow, I do exactly the ...
