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you can't judge a book by its coverIt is not possible to make reliable judgments about things or people by considering external appearances alone.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 Can't Teach an Old Dog New TricksMaking people change their habits or adjusting to new skills is impossible, It is very hard to make people change their waysRate 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 know whatA phrase used to get someone's attention before announcing something.Rate it:

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

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you make the bed you lie inA person's circumstances are normally the result of his or her own actions.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 pays your money and you takes your choiceEach person should make their own decisions.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 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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zoom inSo as to make it larger and possibly more detailed.Rate it:

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zoom outSo as to make it smaller and possibly less detailed.Rate it:

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

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сводить концы с концамиto make ends meetRate 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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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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一步一個腳印to work steadily and make solid progressRate 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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白髮人送黑髮人to see one's child die before oneselfRate it:

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

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貴圈真亂The lifestyle of people in your social circle is something I cannot easily comprehend.Rate it:

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麻痺to benumb; to lower the vigilance of; to make relax their guardRate it:

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