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Idioms are a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words. Use [idiom-requests] if you are searching for an idiom with a particular meaning.
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Equivalent idiom for "The hasty bridegroom has carried the women away"
"Measure twice, cut once." This phrase hints at the problem of haste, but more pointedly focuses on the irreversibility of the bad decision. "Haste makes waste" names both problems more explicitly, bu …
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