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people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesDo not criticize others if you have weaknesses yourself.Rate it:

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go around the housesDo something circuitously.Rate it:

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safe as housesVery secure.Rate it:

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a purple patchBritish (Informal) a run of success or good fortune. "people expect him to score in every game now he's hit a purple patch."Rate it:

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purple proseExtravagant or flowery writing, especially in a literary work.Rate it:

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purple stateSomewhat whimsical synonym for swing state. (In the modern United States) a state that may support the Democratic or Republican Party (purple states, states that vote for Democratic or Republican Party in general, being red states in some given elections and blue states in other given elections).Rate it:

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purple youTo love and trust each otherRate it:

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Chinese greenSynonym of lokaoRate it:

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have more chins than a Chinese phone bookTo be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").Rate it:

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Chinese cherryChinese dwarf cherry (Prunus tomentosa)Rate it:

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Chinese cherryChinese bush cherry (Prunus tomentosa)Rate it:

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Chinese cherryChinese plum-cherry (Prunus humilis)Rate it:

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Chinese cherryChinese sour cherry (Prunus pseudocerasus)Rate it:

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Chinese cherryChinese flowering cherry (Prunus cyclamina)Rate it:

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Chinese cherryUsed other than as an idiom: see Chinese, cherry.Rate it:

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Chinese cherryAny of several species of genus Prunus:Chinese flowering cherry (Prunus cyclamina)Chinese plum-cherry (Prunus humilis)Chinese sour cherry (Prunus pseudocerasus)Chinese dwarf cherry (Prunus tomentosa)Chinese bush cherry (Prunus tomentosa)Rate it:

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Chinese complimentA pretense of deference; a veiled or subtle insult.Rate it:

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chinese gooseberrykiwi fruitRate it:

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Chinese overtimeAny form of overtime in which increasing the hours worked reduces the hourly rate.Rate it:

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Chinese puzzleA senseless situation.Rate it:

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Chinese WallA barrier of silence and secrecy established within an organization in order to cope with confidentiality requirements.Rate it:

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it's all Chinese to meSynonym of it's all Greek to meRate it:

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snake oilSnake oil is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat joint pain.Rate it:

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ejusdem generisA canon of construction holding that when a general term follows a list of particular terms, the general term only applies to things similar to the particular terms. For example, in the list "sun, moon, and other large objects", the phrase "other large objects" only includes celestial bodies, not houses and elephants.Rate it:

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giant pandachinese animalRate it:

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black eyefacial injury where the area around the eye(s) turn blackish, bluish purpleRate it:

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cat's clawAny of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern MexicoAcacia plumosa, a medicinal plant species native to BrazilCarpobrotus edulis, or uña de gato (Spanish: "cat's claw"), a plant species in the Aizoaceae familyDolichandra unguis-cati, or cat's claw creeper, a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae familyGrevillea alpina, a shrub species native to AustraliaMartynia annua, a plant species endemic to BrazilMimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United StatesUncaria guianensis, a plant species found in GuyanaUncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicineUncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central AmericaRate it:

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cat's clawUncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicineRate it:

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celui qui sème le vent récolte la tempêteHe who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind; Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.Rate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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ignem tectis inferre, subicereto set fire to houses.Rate it:

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lionA Chinese foo dog.Rate it:

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plum blossomThe blossom of the Prunus mume, the Japanese apricot or Chinese plum, a tree native to East Asia bearing an apricot-like fruit.Rate it:

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swing stateA state which may vote Democratic or Republican, in a given election or generally; a purple state.Rate it:

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vineas agere (B. G. 3. 21)to advance pent-houses, mantlets.Rate it:

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我是中國人I am ChineseRate it:

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有邊讀邊A method people use to pronounce a Chinese character when they do not know its exact pronunciation: one of the components of the character is taken as a phonetic and that pronunciation is used, sometimes erroneously.Rate it:

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