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

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you ain't seen nothin' yetsomething is even betterRate 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 can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can give someone knowledge, advice or an opportunity or try to make something easy for them, but you canโ€™t force them to believe it, act on it, or benefit from itRate it:

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you can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pigYou can try to change something or one's outward appearance, but it will not change the inward appearance. Even if you put lipstick on a pig, it will always roll in mud and grunt.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 make this stuff upThe reality is so bizarre, ironic, or comically coincidental as to be unbelievable.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 always get what you wantIt is not always possible to get what is wanted.Rate 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 don't know shit from shinola1. Like calling someone ignorant 2. Often said in reference to something specific, the person saying this phrase is expressing that they don't think the subject of their complaint knows what they are talking about, or doesn't know what they are doing or that they don't know anything at all 3. Same as the phrase: "You don't know your ass from a hole in the ground"Rate it:

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you got a bus to catch?What's your hurry? Why are you rushing me out of here?Usually said when someone feels they are being rushed out of a placeRate 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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you'd complain if you were hung with a new ropeSaid as a mild admonishment to somebody who is always complaining.Rate it:

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you'll be late for your own funeralSaid as a mild admonishment to somebody who is always late for things.Rate it:

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your actions speak so loudly that your words i cannot hearWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "To know and not to do is not to know"Rate 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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ืื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืขื•ืžื“ ื‘ืคื ื™ ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸwhere there's a will there's a wayRate it:

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ๅ…ง็‰›ๆปฟ้ขto be so moved or excited that there are tears streaming down one's faceRate it:

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ๆฒ’่พฆๆณ•there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about itRate it:

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่ƒฝ่€…ๅคšๅ‹žable men are always busyRate it:

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้–‹ๅฃๅŸ‹ๅฃevery time they open their mouth they always talk about or sayโ€ฆRate it:

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