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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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who am I kiddingSaid by someone who, upon the realization that they were kidding themselves, wishes to start thinking in a more sensible, reasonable way.Rate it:

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with friends like these who needs enemiesAn expression indicating that one's close associates prove more adversarial than one's opponents.Rate it:

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wits' endLimit of one's sanity or mental capacity; point of desperation; often said when you can't find an answer and you don't want to try any more.Rate it:

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worm foodOne or more corpses, especially in a state of decay; remains.Rate it:

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worth the riskThe benefit of the success is more valuable than the problems caused by the potential loss.Rate it:

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wrap upTo wear more clothes as protection from the weather; to bundle up.Rate it:

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you attract more flies with honey than vinegarAlternative form of you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.Rate it:

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you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegarIt's easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude than with rude demands and negativity.Rate it:

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you get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word aloneIt is advantageous not to rely solely on being nice.Rate it:

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you get what you pay forIn commercial transactions, the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase, i.e., the more one pays, the better the merchandise.2003, Michael Blumenthal, "For Whom the School Bell Tolls," Time, 7 Dec.:Though it may sound unapologetically capitalistic to say soRate it:

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your eyes are bigger than your bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eatRate it:

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your eyes are bigger than your stomachTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; Also and more often said "your eyes are bigger than your, belly"Rate it:

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your plate is going to be in the mail boxDad to son....if you f*ck up one more time...then, Your plate is in the mail box....you just got tossed out of your parents home !Rate it:

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YWMVInitialism of your wallet may vary : you may have more or less money to spend, or different financial priorities.Rate it:

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zoom inSo as to make it larger and possibly more detailed.Rate it:

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zoom outTo focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a smaller image, or a more distant view.Rate it:

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ז״לOf blessed memory, may he/she/they rest in peace; used after a reference to one or more deceased people.Rate it:

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על אחת כמה וכמהlet alone, all the more so, not to mentionRate it:

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也是醉了I'm speechless. / It's so ridiculous that I don't know what to say any more. / Facepalm. / OMG.Rate it:

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以上above; more than; overRate it:

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多喝熱水Drink more hot water. / Drink plenty of hot water.Rate it:

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獨樂樂不如眾樂樂It is much more joyful to share the joy than enjoy alone.Rate it:

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薑還是老的辣The older the person is, the more experienced they are.Rate it:

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