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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 always get what you wantIt is not always possible to get what is wanted.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 can't make a silk purse of a sow's earIt is not possible to produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.Rate it:

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you can't make an omelette without breaking eggsIn order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that something should be destroyed.Rate it:

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you can't polish a turd(vulgar) Something inherently bad cannot be improved.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 don't know what you've got 'til it's goneA commonly used phrase to acknowledge the irony of taking something or someone for granted and only appreciating it/them once you don't have it/them any longer.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 thatThat's a normal occurrence; that's typical.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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you get what you pay for!Buy a bargain you may get a reduced value surprise!Rate it:

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you got it, tootsToots is a playful slang term for a woman. An example of toots is what a man might call his wife to get her attention. ... (slang, sometimes derogatory) Babe, sweetie: a term used when addressing a young woman, especially one perceived as being sexually available. You got it is a phrase used to answer in agreement with someone's question or statement. It may be used as an alternative for "Will do," "For sure," or "Agreed." The slang term may be used by people of all ages as a way to quickly assure someone that what he will do or he agrees with what the person just said.Rate it:

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you have to risk it to get the biscuitYou can't get a reward without risk.Rate it:

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you know whatA phrase used to get someone's attention before announcing something.Rate it:

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you know what I meana phrase used to attempt to get the interlocutor to agreeRate it:

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you learn something new every dayUttered after acquiring new knowledge.Rate it:

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you must be fun at partiesA sarcastic retort to somebody who has said something perceived as boring or pedantic.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 only have two feet, so take one step at a time to get it doneBe patient with your self, don’t get overwhelmed. Sometimes it takes time to get things done.Rate it:

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you were sayingDraws attention to something that has just happened that conflicts with what the interlocutor had said.Rate it:

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you'll get yoursYou will get what you deserve, or what is coming to you; used as a threat.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 a woozle!You just wrote something great/said something which showed wisdom/were really kind.Rate it:

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you've got to be in it to win itIn order to win, or succeed at something, one must first compete or try.Rate it:

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you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omeletteIn order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that something should be destroyed.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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zero inTo focus one's aim; to zoom in and center on something.Rate it:

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zero in onTo converge on something.Rate it:

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zone outTo stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing.Rate it:

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курам на смехSomething ridiculous, silly, or completely unsatisfactory.Rate it:

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садись, пожалуйстаplease sit down; please get onRate it:

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садитесь, пожалуйстаplease sit down; please get onRate it:

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синдром золотой пиздыwhen a woman believes she deserves something because of her genderRate it:

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что лиor something, perhaps, maybe, as ifRate it:

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איך מגיעים לשדה התעופהhow do I get to the airportRate it:

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איך מגיעים לתחנת הרכבתhow do I get to the train stationRate it:

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עוף מפהget out of here, get lostRate it:

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קוצו של יודA jot, an iota, i.e. something insignificant.Rate it:

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“holy shit!”To acknowledge something as in “wow!”.Rate it:

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不作死就不會死you won't die if you do not seek death; you will not get into trouble if you do not seek troubleRate it:

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不知死活to act recklessly; to do something regardless of dangerRate it:

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冇眼睇to be unable to bear something anymore; to refuse to be involved further; to be disinclined to continue caring aboutRate it:

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城會玩used to satirize someone who did something that cannot be understoodRate it:

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擇日不如撞日“to pick a date is not as good as to encounter a date”; as for to do something, it's better to do it now.Rate it:

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時運高，睇唔到not to be seeing somethingRate it:

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有落I want to get offRate it:

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永世不得翻身to have no chance to get up or rise again; perditionRate it:

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真有你的You're really something!; You're amazing!Rate it:

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