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better to be late than be dead on timeIt is better to arrive late than to risk your life speeding to a destination.Rate it:

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better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at allHaving experience of love, even if it ended, is better than having no experience of love.Love is worthwhile despite the pain involved in separation.Rate it:

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better to light a single candle than to curse the darknessIn the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.Rate it:

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Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the BushIt is better to remain satisfied with what you have earned or you have got, rather than craving for what is out of reach or difficult to get hold ofRate it:

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black and whiteA type of giant cookie with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.Rate it:

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blanc bonnet, bonnet blanctomayto, tomahto; same difference; six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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bonne renommée vaut mieux que ceinture doréeA good name is better than riches; He who has lost his reputation is a dead man among the living.Rate it:

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bonnet blanc, blanc bonnettomayto, tomahto; same difference; six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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brass ringOne and one half inch diameter iron rings were offered riders on a Carousel by a dispensing device alongside: A Brass Ring was inserted into the dispenser at random. The Carousel Rider who succeeded in snatching the Brass Ring was rewarded A Free Ride upon return to the Operator of the Brass Ring:Rate it:

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brass ringFiguratively, a prize or goal. Often used with respect to employment goals e.g. promotion, better job, etc.Rate it:

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bring homeTo make clearer or better understoodRate it:

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bring it weakTo fail to accomplish an accomplishable task or to make an attempt at less than maximum effort; to "half-ass" or "fake the funk".Rate it:

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build a better mousetrapTo invent the next great thing; to have a better idea.Rate it:

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c'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnetIt is six of one and half-a-dozen of the other.Rate it:

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c'est elle qui porte la culotteShe is mistress in this house (not her husband); The grey mare is the better horse.Rate it:

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ce qui est fait n'est pas à faireBetter to finish it now than to leave it.Rate it:

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centre halffootballerRate it:

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chance vaut mieux que bien jouerLuck is better than wit or brains.Rate it:

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cheap at half the priceSatisfactorily cheap.Rate it:

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cheap at half the priceQuite expensive.Rate it:

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circles aroundFar faster or better than.Rate it:

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curiosity got the better of meTo gain superiority, mastery, or an advantage over someone or something; to get control over someone or something.Rate it:

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cut a rugTo dance, especially in a vigorous manner and in one of the dance styles of the first half of the twentieth century.Rate it:

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deux avis valent mieux qu'untwo heads are better than oneRate it:

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deux avis valent mieux qu'unTwo heads are better than one.Rate it:

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discretion is the better part of valorAlternative form of discretion is the better part of valour.Rate it:

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discretion is the better part of valourIt is often wise to refrain from seemingly brave speech or action.1597 Rate it:

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discretion is the better part of valour.Be brave but be discreet.Rate it:

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doctor upTo falsify, or modify something, so that it appears to be better than it is.Rate it:

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dos cabezas piensan mejor que unatwo heads are better than oneRate it:

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du pareil au mêmesame difference, six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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duas cabeças pensam melhor do que umatwo heads are better than oneRate it:

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due teste sono meglio di unatwo heads are better than oneRate it:

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é bom queone/you/he/they/etc. betterRate it:

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ebbs and flowsThings continuously change, sometimes for the better sometimes for the worseRate it:

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être aux cent coupsTo be half mad (distracted) with anxiety; To be in the greatest difficulties.Rate it:

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être entre deux vinsTo be half seas over (pop.).Rate it:

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être gros jean comme devantTo be no better off than one was before, in spite of all one’s efforts.Rate it:

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faute de grives on mange des merlesHalf a loaf is better than no bread. Rate it:

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faute de mieuxFor want of something better.Rate it:

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fiddle withTo adjust the position, as of an electronic device, in order to provide better reception or signal.Rate it:

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fork overI forked over half the allotment this morning.Rate it:

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gain onTo get the better of; to have the advantage of.Rate it:

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get betterTo recover from an illness.Rate it:

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get betterTo improve.Rate it:

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get the better ofTo overwhelm or overcome; to influence heavily; to tend to control or persuade.Rate it:

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glass-half-emptypessimisticRate it:

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glass-half-fulloptimisticRate it:

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go beyondTo be more than; to be better than; to surpass.Rate it:

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go halfsiesTo share something by splitting it in half.Rate it:

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