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"a man motivated by a woman doesn't rest until his dreams come true."DreamRate it:

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"art for me is to find something inside yourself that the other has difficulty doing."ArtRate it:

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"you're not going to make your dreams come true by making other people have nightmares."DreamsRate it:

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'tis an ill wind that blows no goodSimilar to "every cloud has a silver lining" or "one man's gain is another's loss". This expression appeared in John Heywood's 1546 proverb collection and remains so well known that it is often shortened. (www.dictionary.com}Rate it:

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...and that's the way it isThe phrase "...and that's the way it is" is used to repeat Walter Kronkite's quote and/or to signify the conclusion of something like a piece of new news or that elude to the fact that what was just said is true or an account of something that really did happen; a way of putting a stamp of approval on what was just stated; same as "and there you have it folks"Rate it:

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a carpet-baggerA candidate for election who has no roots or interest in the constituency he wishes to represent. The original meaning was a Unionist financier or adventurer who exploited the cheap labour in the American South after the Civil War. The carpet bags carried by these adventurers were made of carpet material.Rate it:

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a cat may look at a kingEven a purported inferior has certain abilities, even in the presence of a purported superiorRate it:

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a cauliflower earAn ear that has been permanently swollen and disfigured as a result of being repeatedly struck. Often a feature of a veteran boxer or rugby player.Rate it:

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à chacun son tourEvery dog has his day; Now it is my turn.Rate it:

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a fila andathat ship has sailedRate it:

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a friend in need is a friend indeedA true friend is one who helps you when you are in need.Rate it:

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a goose has wandered onto one's midsection.To experience a warm and fuzzy feeling inside ones chest; to feel content and happy.Rate it:

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à l'heure qu'il est il doit savoir la nouvelleBy this time no doubt he has heard the news.Rate it:

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a lie has no legsYou can't get away with a lie, the truth will always come out.Rate it:

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a magician never reveals his secretsA polite refusal by someone who has just done a magic trick to reveal how it works.Rate it:

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a man/woman after your own hearta man or woman who likes the same things or has the same opinions as youRate it:

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a miss is as good as a mileA failure remains a failure, regardless of how close to success one has actually come.Rate it:

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à parti pris pas de conseilAdvice is useless to one who has made up his mind.Rate it:

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à père avare, enfant prodigueA miserly father has a spendthrift son.Rate it:

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a silver lining is not made of silverWhat appears on the surface is not necessarily true.Rate it:

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absque hocThe technical words of denial used in denying what has been alleged.Rate it:

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ac (sed) de ... satis dixi, dictum estso much for this subject...; enough has been said on...Rate it:

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acquired tasteA taste which is not natural or innate, but which has developed through habit or learning.Rate it:

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add-onsomething that has been or can be added to an existing object or arrangement.Rate it:

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adding machineA pocket calculator that has very few functions.Rate it:

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after allIn the end; anyway; referring to something that was believed to be the case, but has now been shown not to be.Rate it:

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Aha-ErlebnisAn "aha experience". An experience which gives a sudden insight, solution or answer to a problem that has troubled someone for some time.Rate it:

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alicui Syria (sorte) obvēnit, obtigitthe province of Syria has fallen to some one's lot.Rate it:

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aliquid ad verum exprimereto make a copy true to nature.Rate it:

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aliquid in memoria nostra penitus insideta thing has been vividly impressed on our memory.Rate it:

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aliquid mihi nec opinanti, insperanti accidita thing has happened contrary to my expectation.Rate it:

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all correcttrue; agreed, yes indeedRate it:

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all for naughtvariant of 'all for nothing'; said when an effort has resulted in failure; in vain; for nothingRate it:

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all very wellTrue, as far as it goes.Rate it:

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Also-RanA Competitor, Activist, Advocate, 'Busy Body', 'Has-Been' {attempting to become an 'Is-Been'}Rate it:

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always a bridesmaid, never a brideSaid of a person who has potential that is never fulfilled.Rate it:

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am I rightSaid by someone who has just stated what he or she considers to be an unassailable truth.Rate it:

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am i right or am i rightRhetorical question from somebody who has stated what they consider to be an unassailable truth.Rate it:

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amplis honoribus usus (Sall. Iug. 25. 4)a man who has held many offices.Rate it:

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an ounce of prevention can be worth a pound of cureWe tend to not pay attention to our Physical and mental health until there is pain present or choas has arrived. A little bit here and there foes a long way.Rate it:

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and allUsed to suggest certain unstated relevant implications or what has been stated.Rate it:

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anno peracto, circumacto, interiecto, intermissoafter a year has elapsed.Rate it:

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anybody who is anybodyAny person who is well-known or important, especially one who has prominent social standing.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/I am X, hear me YUsed to draw attention to what one has to say. X can be anything; Y is usually "roar", but can be some other noise that X habitually makes.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/if Eskimos have N words for snow, X have Y words for ZUsed to suggest by analogy that Y has frequent interaction with Z or spends substantial time thinking about Z. Often used with other language, country or region stereotypes.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/if I had an X for every time I YUsed to state that Y has happened a lot to the speakerRate it:

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après la pluie le beau tempsEvery cloud has a silver lining.Rate it:

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après lui il faut tirer l'échelleOne cannot do better than he has; No one can come up to him in that; That takes the cake.Rate it:

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ardor animi resēdit, consedithis enthusiasm has abated, cooled down.Rate it:

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are you blindA rhetorical question to an individual who has failed to see or notice something.Rate it:

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