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buy cheap, buy twice	Buying a cheap but inferior product is a false economy since it will need replacement.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me	This phrase is said in response when someone tries to convince someone to do something again that they have done before that did not work out to their advantage.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
lightning never strikes twice in the same place	A lucky or unusual event is unlikely to occur again in the same way.	Rate it: (5.00 / 3 votes)
a stopped clock is right twice a day	A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.	Rate it: (4.50 / 2 votes)
measure twice and cut once	(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasn	Rate it: (2.00 / 4 votes)
measure twice, cut once	Alternative form of measure twice and cut once.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
don't think twice!	In general; A strongly worded. forcefully delivered non-military admonishment to another individual of equal or unequal rank for immediate unquestionable immediate physical action, acceptance of proposal, signature of instant acceptance, 'second the motion'! 'jump the gap', 'sever the line', 'jump overboard'!, "BAIL-OUT!",	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
going once, going twice, sold	Said before closing the bidding for a particular item in an auction.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
once bitten, twice shy	One is cautious in the future if one has been hurt in the past.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
once or twice	A small, indefinite number of times.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
think twice	To reconsider, use judgement; to proceed with caution or thought.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
you can't step in the same river twice	It is not possible to repeat past experiences, as time changes all things.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
qui donne tôt donne deux fois	He gives twice who gives in a trice.	Rate it: (2.00 / 1 vote)
bien fin qui me rattrapera	Once bit, twice shy; They won’t catch me doing that again.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
bis consul	twice consul.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
brace of shakes	The time taken for a sail to shake or shiver twice as a ship comes into the wind.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
chalkface	A musical concept or genre in which music is completely improvised and never played twice. Most often mixing elements of hip-hop, metal, punk and avant-garde jazz.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
chat échaudé craint l'eau froide	A burnt child dreads the fire; Once bit, twice shy.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
double tap	A tactical shooting technique of pulling the trigger of a weapon twice in quick succession to deliver two shots to the same target zone.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
j'y regarderai à deux fois	I shall think twice before doing it.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
ne bis in idem	The concept that no legal action can be instituted twice for the same cause.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
on peut toujours à bon compte revenir	There is no harm in examining an account twice.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
plus souvent! (fam.)	Not if I know it! Twice!	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait	If only the young had experience and the old strength; If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
un bon averti (or, prévenu) en vaut deux	A man well warned is twice a man; Forewarned, forearmed.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
une bonne plaisanterie mérite les honneurs du bis	A good tale is none the worse for being told twice.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)