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poison tree bears poison fruitUnethical actions in the service of good intentions will have immoral or unethical consequences.Rate it:

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the ivy can grow no higher than its hostA remark made by the French philosopher Descartes about critics: No matter how clever a critic may be, he can never surpass the writer on whom he is dependent.Rate it:

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poison the wellTo discredit something or someone usually by presenting negative or irrelevant information; to cast aspersionsRate it:

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name your poisonIndicate what type of alcoholic beverage you wish to be served.Rate it:

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poison penA usually intentionally rude, spiteful, and/or condescending piece of writing directed at a person, group, lifestyle, way of thought, or other target.Rate it:

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one man's meat is another man's poisonPeople have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another.Rate it:

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poison-pen letterA missive which is malicious, insulting, and/or defamatory toward a person, organization, or point of view, especially one which is unsigned.Rate it:

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poisonA substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.Rate it:

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poisonSomething that harms a person or thing.Rate it:

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poisonA drink; liquor.Rate it:

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taste of one's own poisonSynonym of taste of one's own medicineRate it:

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what's yer poisonEye dialect spelling of what's your poison.Rate it:

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what's your poisonUsed to ask someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink.Rate it:

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Aaron's beardA common name for several plants, which have tufts of stamens.[First attested in the late 19 century.]Cymbalaria muralis (ivy-leaved toadflax, Kenilworth ivy)Hypericum calycinum (great St. John's-wort, Jerusalem star)Saxifraga stolonifera (creeping saxifrage, strawberry geranium)Opuntia leucotricha (arborescent prickly pear, Aaron's beard cactus)Rate it:

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Aaron's beardCymbalaria muralis (ivy-leaved toadflax, Kenilworth ivy)Rate it:

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butter cupA term of affection Or endearment for someone you like Buttercups are a large genus of flowering plants called Ranunculus. It has yellow, shiny petals, and grows wild in many places. It is poisonous to eat for humans and cattle, but when dry the poison is not active.Rate it:

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ce qui nuit à l'un sert à l'autreWhat is one man’s meat is another man’s poison.Rate it:

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dare venenum in paneto give a person poison in bread.Rate it:

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leaves of three let it beDon't touch a plant with a cluster of three leaves because it might be poison ivy.Rate it:

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poculum mortis (mortiferum) exhaurire (Cluent. 11. 31)to drain the cup of poison.Rate it:

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veneno sibi mortem consciscereto poison oneself.Rate it:

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venenum sumere, bibereto take poison.Rate it:

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