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never say neverAnything can happen; a certain option should not be totally dismissed.Rate it:

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i never thought about giving up, because i never participated in a competition that i couldn't win.CompetitionRate it:

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a magician never reveals his secretsA polite refusal by someone who has just done a magic trick to reveal how it works.Rate it:

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a magician never reveals his secretsA refusal to explain how one accomplished something impressive.Rate it:

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lightning never strikes twice in the same placeA lucky or unusual event is unlikely to occur again in the same way.Rate it:

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never a dull momenta reflective sigh, lament relative to possible or actual undesirable conditions or developmentsRate it:

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never in a month of sundaysAt no time whatsoever.Rate it:

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never you mindDo not concern yourself with it; it is none of your business.Rate it:

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the one who always envies someone in society, will never live in gaietyThis idiom means that if a person spends time complaining, criticizing and whining about what everyone else does, owns, or how successful other people are about their financial situation, job career, or results they get, instead of focusing and trying their best to improve one's situation, the only consequence is that this behavior will keep them in the guts, that is, at a lower life level than the one they wish to be.Rate it:

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a watched pot never boilsA process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities.Rate it:

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war... war never changesFrom the video game series FalloutRate it:

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well, i neverAn exclamation of great surprise.Rate it:

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"never mind your mother sonny.... eat your bleedin' orange"I worked with a man from Foulridge, Lancashire for over 35 years who often used this phrase whenever there was a problem and he wasn't sure of the answer!.. Said the phrase came from a "chap I used to work with in Colne... but he didn't know what it meant either"Rate it:

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a dumb priest never got a parish(Irish) Those who fail to speak up fail to get what they want.Rate it:

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a watched kettle never boilsAlternative form of a watched pot never boils.Rate it:

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never fight a land war in AsiaDon't bite off more than you can chew; don't start a fight that is too big to win.Rate it:

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you'll never guessI have something very surprising to say; you won't be able to guess what I'm about to say.Rate it:

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never look a gift horse in the mouthAlternative form of don't look a gift horse in the mouth.Rate it:

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never in a million yearsAbsolutely not.Rate it:

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the course of true love never did run smoothThere will always be problems in a relationship.Rate it:

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always a bridesmaid, never a brideSaid of a person who has potential that is never fulfilled.Rate it:

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a wild goose never laid a tame eggmost things are inherited and predeterminedRate it:

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you never know what you've got till it's goneGood friends and acquaintances shouldn't be taken for granted.Rate it:

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never fearDo not worry; do not be afraid.Rate it:

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never leave anybody outNever forget a person dead or aliveRate it:

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the doc says im going blind but i could never see anywayLess hurtRate it:

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once you go black, you never go backAn expression assuming that once a person of another race gets in a sexual relationship with a black person they won't return to their own race.Rate it:

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it's never too late to mendYouRate it:

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nearly never bulled a cow(Irish) Near enough is not good enough.Rate it:

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never change a running systemDon't change something that is workingRate it:

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often wrong, never in doubtHaving overconfidence in one's opinions that is impervious to failure.Rate it:

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"those who don't know how to look will never find it."TroseRate it:

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always the bridesmaid, never the brideAlternative form of always a bridesmaid, never a brideRate it:

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apple never falls far from the treeAlternative form of apple does not fall far from the tree.Rate it:

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barking dogs never biteAlternative form of barking dogs seldom bite.Rate it:

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better late than neverIt's better to arrive late then to never come or do something.Rate it:

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better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at allHaving experience of love, even if it ended, is better than having no experience of love.Love is worthwhile despite the pain involved in separation.Rate it:

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cheaters never prosperOne does not gain from cheating.Rate it:

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failure never catches those who are chasing success.successRate it:

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first of neverA nonexisting day; a day that will never come.Rate it:

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help ever, hurt never, love all, serve allHumanity is very essential and core of life.Rate it:

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I never didAn exclamation of great surprise.Rate it:

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I thought you'd never askan answer of acceptance to an eagerly-awaited questionRate it:

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I've never heard it called that beforeUsed to draw attention to a possible double entendre in the immediately preceding utterance of another speaker.Rate it:

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it never rains but it poursUnfortunate events occur in quantity.Rate it:

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misfortunes never come singlybad things or situations always come in groups, they never come in a single way.Rate it:

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never breathed a wordKeep secrets, never give away any sense of the situation.Rate it:

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never eat Shredded WheatUsed to learn the cardinal points.Rate it:

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never fearUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see never,‎ fear.Rate it:

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never in a month of sundaysNever in a month of Sundays would I have imagined that you'd be this tall in real life!.Rate it:

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