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you don't dip your pen in company inkOne should avoid romantic relationships in the workplace.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 got a bus to catch?What's your hurry? Why are you rushing me out of here?Usually said when someone feels they are being rushed out of a placeRate 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 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 winUsed to express resignation. To concede defeat even though one is not convinced of the opposing arguments.Rate it:

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you're a long time deadA reminder that we are all mortal, as a justification for enjoying life while one can.Rate it:

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you're no ham sandwichOne is either wealthy or desirable or not wealthy nor desirable.Rate it:

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you're onUsed to indicate acceptance by the speaker of a proposal or challenge, especially a competitive one.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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young at heartInclined to act in a way or enjoy things that one would expect from someone younger, especially children, teenagers or young adults.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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your eyes are bigger than your bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eatRate it:

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your eyes are bigger than your stomachTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; Also and more often said "your eyes are bigger than your, belly"Rate it:

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your plate is going to be in the mail boxDad to son....if you f*ck up one more time...then, Your plate is in the mail box....you just got tossed out of your parents home !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 concentrate or focus one's attention on at task.Rate it:

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zig when one should zagTo misstep or err.Rate it:

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zip itBe quiet; the same as zip one's lip.Rate it:

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zip one's lipTo stop talking; to be quiet.Rate it:

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×ין דין ו×ין דייןNo one is enforcing law and order.Rate it:

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הפנה לו ×ת הגבto turn one's backRate it:

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ו×הבת לרעך כמוךlove your neighbor as yourself, love thy neighbor as thyself; The Golden Rule: the principle that one should treat other people in the manner in which one would want to be treated by them.Rate it:

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ז״לOf blessed memory, may he/she/they rest in peace; used after a reference to one or more deceased people.Rate it:

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טמן ר×שו בחולto bury one's head in the sandRate it:

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一國兩制"One Country, Two Systems"Rate it:

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上有è€ä¸‹æœ‰å°to have both one's aging parents and one's young children to take care of; to be a member of the sandwich generationRate it:

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人人為我，我為人人one for all, all for oneRate it:

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傻傻分ä¸æ¸…楚cannot tell apart; cannot tell one thing from another; too silly to distinguishRate it:

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內牛滿é¢to be so moved or excited that there are tears streaming down one's faceRate it:

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命苦ä¸èƒ½æ€¨æ”¿åºœï¼Œé»žèƒŒä¸èƒ½æ€¨ç¤¾æœƒOne cannot blame for their misfortune with the government and the society.Rate it:

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媽的fuck; to fuck one's motherRate it:

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媽的a word used to express one's angerRate it:

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å°â€¦â€¦ä¾†èªªfrom somebody's point of view; in one's opinionRate it:

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愛怎麼著就怎麼著do whatever one likes, do as one wishesRate it:

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有邊讀邊A method people use to pronounce a Chinese character when they do not know its exact pronunciation: one of the components of the character is taken as a phonetic and that pronunciation is used, sometimes erroneously.Rate it:

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沒辦法there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about itRate it:

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白髮人é€é»‘髮人to see one's child die before oneselfRate it:

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知人知é¢ä¸çŸ¥å¿ƒOne may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature.Rate it:

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笑貧ä¸ç¬‘娼the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer povertyRate it:

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自絕於人民Used to express that the one's suicide is antipeople.Rate it:

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虛心使人進步，驕傲使人è½å¾ŒModesty leads to progress, conceit makes one lag behindRate it:

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請等一下one moment, pleaseRate it:

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買一贈一buy one and get one freeRate it:

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身在ç¦ä¸­ä¸çŸ¥ç¦to live in plenty without appreciating it; to be oblivious to the good life that one hasRate it:

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還給è€å¸«to forget everything one has learntRate it:

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麻痺to relax one's guard; to slacken one's alertness; to no longer be vigilantRate it:

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