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

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wouldn't want to walk from here to thereUsed to denote a massive difference/distance when comparing (usually 2) ideas, items, people, or anything else.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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