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the ivy can grow no higher than its hostA remark made by the French philosopher Descartes about critics: No matter how clever a critic may be, he can never surpass the writer on whom he is dependent.Rate it:

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the one who always envies someone in society, will never live in gaietyThis idiom means that if a person spends time complaining, criticizing and whining about what everyone else does, owns, or how successful other people are about their financial situation, job career, or results they get, instead of focusing and trying their best to improve one's situation, the only consequence is that this behavior will keep them in the guts, that is, at a lower life level than the one they wish to be.Rate it:

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tin potto describe an ineffective dictatorRate it:

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to be the impossible dream.To be a fancy which will never become reality.Rate it:

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to not let any grass grow under one's feetto be always active and never delay in taking an actionRate it:

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tough times never last because if you believe you can be tougherTough times don’t last if you believeRate it:

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tourner autour du potTo beat around the bush.Rate it:

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tourner autour du potTo beat around the bushRate it:

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tourner autour du potTo beat about the bush.Rate it:

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truer words have never been spokenI agree that what was just said is trueRate it:

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un homme qui n'a jamais mangé de la vache enragée n'est jamais qu'une poule mouillée (mme. de girardin )A man who has never roughed it is always a milksop.Rate it:

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un malheur n'arrive jamais seulMisfortunes never come singly; It never rains but it pours.Rate it:

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un malheur ne vient jamais seulMisfortunes never come singly; It never rains but it pours.Rate it:

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un pot fêlé dure longtempsIl arrive quelquefois qu’une personne vive longtemps, quoique infirme et valétudinaire.Rate it:

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un pot fêlé dure longtempsA creaking door hangs long: Ailing folk live longest.Rate it:

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under no circumstancesnever ever, not for any reasonRate it:

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until hell freezes overForever; One will never in their life get the results that they want, no matter what they're doing involving the situation.Rate it:

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virgin territoryLand that has never been explored or developed.Rate it:

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voulez-vous accepter la fortune du pot?Will you take pot-luck with us?Rate it:

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war... war never changesFrom the video game series FalloutRate it:

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Watched Pot Never BoilsWhen you are waiting for something but will not happen when you are concentrating,Rate it:

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well, i neverAn exclamation of great surprise.Rate it:

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what has been seen cannot be unseenRepulsive, disturbing, or horrific sights can never be erased from memory once they have been seen.Rate it:

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when hell freezes overNever; not in this lifetime; not a chance.Rate it:

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when pigs flyA way of informing that it will never happen -- never in a million years.Rate it:

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when pigs flyNever.Rate it:

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when two sundays come together"When two Sundays come together/ meet" is used to talk about a situation that never occurs as two Sundays can never meet.Rate it:

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when two Sundays meetneverRate it:

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whoever has style is never naked.NakedRate it:

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why i never!An expression of astonishment at something the speaker or any normal person would never do, say, etcRate it:

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wonders never ceaseExpresses surprise at an unusual action.Rate it:

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you can't get a quart into a pint potWhat is being discussed is not possible.They've asked me to get to New York by five o'clock, but you can't get a quart into a pint pot!Rate it:

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you never knowUsed to speculate about a slight possibility.Rate it:

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you never know what you've got till it's goneGood friends and acquaintances shouldn't be taken for granted.Rate it:

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you'll never guessI have something very surprising to say; you won't be able to guess what I'm about to say.Rate it:

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you're never too old to learnIt is possible to learn new things, at any age; (implying) follow your desires and dreamsRate it:

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活到老，學到老live and learn; it is never too old to learnRate it:

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