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walls have earsThere is a risk of being heard, so pay attention to what you say.Rate it:

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Water Under the BridgeUsed to signify a life situation that has already happened and cannot be changed; therefore, one should not worry about it. The analogy to water having passed under the bridge means that there is nothing you can do about it since it's already passed, so no reason to dwell on it. What's done is done.Rate it:

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we're goodthere is nothing wrong between us; our relationship is okay, not in jeopardy; alternate way of saying it: we goodRate it:

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well i thought it was little sylvie hopprunning there for meThis phrase appears in a song by Harry Belafonte. The song is “Sylvie”. I got the lyrics from Internet.Rate it:

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wet firecrackerA person, event, or thing lacking liveliness or failing to generate excitement, especially when there was a prior expectation of liveliness or excitement.Rate it:

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when you're hot, you're hot. when you're not, you're notYou're either hot or you're not. There's no in between.Rate it:

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where there is a will there is a wayIf someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found to make it happen.Rate it:

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where there's smoke, there's firewhen two things are usually together and you find one, you will find the otherRate it:

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where there's muck there's brass(UK, Irish) There is money to be made in unpleasant dirty jobs.Rate it:

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wherever you go, there you are(colloquial, clichRate it:

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which do you want first, the good news or the bad news?An expression stated before having to share bad news (sometimes there is no good news)Rate it:

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who goes thereA sentry's challenge to an intruder.Rate it:

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whoops there it isIt is what you have or what the situation isRate it:

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whoops, there go my trousersa genre of farcical theatre playsRate it:

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why i ougthtta...!a threat often accompanied by a n arm gesture of backhanding someone in the face; it means I ought to slap you in the face (or do something worse); exactly WHAT the speaker ought to do is implied almost as if it is a fill-in-the-blank statement where the blank is filled in with something very bad. It isn't a question. (The "why" part of the phrase isn't asking why, it's telling the listener that something bad should happen to him because of what he just said or did wrong.)Rate it:

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word has itpeople who gossip are saying that..., there is a rumor going around that...Rate it:

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yes and noAn answer in reply to a yes-no question, indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answerRate it:

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yonThat over there; of something distant, but within sight.Rate it:

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you can run but one can't hideThere is nothing someone can do to evade something.You can run but you can't hide.Rate it:

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you can't squeeze blood out of a turnipyou can't force a situation when there is no possibility of successRate it:

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you can't be half pregnantSaid of an either-or situation; there are only two available choices.Rate it:

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you had to be thereUsed to indicate to the interlocutor that the situation being talked about could only be properly understood if that person had been present.Rate it:

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you only get what you giveThere is a positive correlation between the effort one puts in and the benefits one receives.Rate it:

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אין דבר העומד בפני הרצוןwhere there's a will there's a wayRate it:

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אין דין ואין דייןNo one is enforcing law and order.Rate it:

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內牛滿面to be so moved or excited that there are tears streaming down one's faceRate it:

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沒辦法there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about itRate it:

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