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l'occasion fait le larronOpportunity makes the thief; Keep yourself from opportunities and God will keep you from sins.Rate it:

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la beauté ne se mange pas en saladeBeauty does not fill the larder; Prettiness makes no pottage.Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe drop of water that makes the vase overflow.Rate it:

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le repentir vient ordinairement trop tardDo a thing in haste and repent at leisure.Rate it:

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les folles dépenses refroidissent la cuisineWilful waste makes woeful want.Rate it:

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les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivièresMany a little makes a mickle.Rate it:

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les tonneaux vides sont ceux qui font le plus de bruitThe worst wheel makes the most noise.Rate it:

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life is like a s*** sandwich the more bread you have the less s*** you eatThe main point is bread is slang for money so money makes your sandwich a little less repulsive and your life a little less well whateverRate it:

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life is too shortDon't waste time on trivial issuesRate it:

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maille à maille se fait l'haubergeonMany a little makes a mickle. Rate it:

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make hastehurryRate it:

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make haste slowlyTo do haste properly to reduce the amount of mistakes.Rate it:

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many a mickle makes a muckle(UK) a lot of small amounts together, become a large amount.Rate it:

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marry in haste, repent at leisureGetting married too soon will lead to a bad marriage.Rate it:

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marry in haste, repent at leisureTwo things together too soon will lead to problems.Rate it:

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merry danceA useless waste of time resulting from a deception.Rate it:

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mess aboutTo play with; to toy with; to waste the time of.Rate it:

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might is rightAlternative form of might makes right.Rate it:

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might makes rightThe stronger and more powerful rule others, control the situation or determine right and wrong.Rate it:

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milites tumultuarii (opp. exercitus iustus) (Liv. 35. 2)soldiers collected in haste; irregulars.Rate it:

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moment of truthA deciding instant; the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed.Rate it:

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more haste, less speedWhen we are in a hurry, we often end up completing our task slower.Rate it:

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no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloneyRegardless of how many clever points or fine distinctions one makes, what one is saying is still false or is still nonsense.Rate it:

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nobody's perfectUsed when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.2000, Madonna, Nobody's PerfectI feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my bestRate it:

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nullam moram interponere, quin (Phil. 10. 1. 1)to make all possible haste to...Rate it:

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nuts and boltsThe basic, inner workings of something; the fundamentals or basics; that which makes something operate, on a basic level.Rate it:

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on ne peut faire qu'en faisantPractice makes perfect.Rate it:

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one saving grace is...The one thing that makes it differentRate it:

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ouvrage hâté, ouvrage gâtéHaste makes waste.Rate it:

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p.e makes dinosurds all sweatA common mnemonic that is used to help people remember the order of operations when calculating mathematical equations (² x / + -), in the PEMDAS order: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, SubtractionRate it:

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piss money up the wallTo waste money, normally through ineptness in business.Rate it:

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plus on se presse, moins on arriveThe more haste, the less speed.Rate it:

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pocket dialA situation in which one's cellphone makes a call from one's back pocket when its buttons are inadvertently pressed.Rate it:

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potterOne who makes pots and other ceramic wares.Rate it:

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pour down the drainto waste prior work by subsequent bad decisionsRate it:

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practice makes perfectIf one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it.Rate it:

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practise makes a man perfectDo more practice and hard work to gain something that you want....Rate it:

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professional victimA person who makes it their business to appear perpetually offended and victimized.Rate it:

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properat, maturat proficiscihe starts in all haste, precipitately.Rate it:

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punch line (of a joke)Usually the last part of a joke that makes it funny.Rate it:

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quand on est bien, on ne s'y peut tenirThe love of change makes us give up even a comfortable position.Rate it:

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qui trop se hâte reste en cheminThe more haste, the less speed; Slow and sure wins the race. Rate it:

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rien que d'y penser j'en ai le frissonThe bare thought of it makes me shudder.Rate it:

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rob peter to pay paulTo solve a problem in a way that makes another problem worse.Rate it:

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run down the clockTo waste time at the end of a match such that it is terminated by running out of time, or during a match so a time penalty is made less severe.Rate it:

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run out the clockTo preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession, to waste time.Rate it:

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rush offTo produce in great haste.Rate it:

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same differenceIt makes no difference; it amounts to the same thing.Rate it:

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screw aroundTo waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle.Rate it:

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shoot the breezeTo chat idly or generally waste time talking.Rate it:

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