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yonThat over there; of something distant, but within sight.Rate it:

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you are what you eatIf you eat well, you will be well; but if you eat badly you will feel badRate it:

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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can give someone knowledge, advice or an opportunity or try to make something easy for them, but you can’t force them to believe it, act on it, or benefit from itRate it:

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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it.Rate it:

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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 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 have the advantage over meYou know my name, but I do not know yours; what is it, please?; you know me but I do not know youRate it:

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чуть-чуть не считаетсяclose but no cigar, almost doesn't countRate it:

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“we are not in prehistory, but dinosaurs still exist.”DinosaursRate it:

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你老母Abbreviated from 屌你老母, which literally means "fuck your mother", but is usually translated as "fuck you".Rate it:

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四肢發達，頭腦簡單Used to ridicule someone who is athletic or physically strong but wanting in intelligence.Rate it:

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好眉好貌生沙蝨Of a person, appearing to be talented, but in reality having no talent.Rate it:

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小狗懶擦鞋a phrase that literally means "little dog lazy to wipe shoes" but is actually a phrase which contains words with similar sounds to the five profanities in Cantonese: 屌, 鳩, 撚, 柒, 閪.Rate it:

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屌你老母It literally means "fuck your mother", but is usually translated as "fuck you". it is usually abbreviated to 你老母. This phrase may vary in form, but is usually related to sexual intercourse.Rate it:

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恁老母Abbreviated from 姦恁老母 ／奸恁老母, which literally means "fuck your mother", but is usually translated as "fuck you".Rate it:

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百花齊放，百家爭鳴classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period in 475 BC to 221 BC, but adopted as a policy by Mao Zedong to promote progress in the arts and sciences, and the development of a dynamic socialist cultureRate it:

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笑貧不笑娼lit. despising poverty but not prostitutionRate it:

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花有重開日，人無再少年A flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again.Rate it:

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