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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 put an old head on young shouldersYoung people inevitably lack the experience and wisdom which come with age.Rate it:

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you can't step in the same river twiceIt is not possible to repeat past experiences, as time changes all things.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 lost meYou left me out in left field, You did not explain clearly. Your explanation was to me enigmatic, and requires another meeting of the minds.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 punched my buttonYour encouragement, reasoning, financial support and confidence that we could succeed turned me around.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 goodIt's OK; it's not a big deal.Rate it:

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you're never too old to learnIt is possible to learn new things, at any age; (implying) follow your desires and dreamsRate 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've got to laughUsed when somebody sees the funny side to a tough situation, to remind not to take things so seriously.Rate it:

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young fogeyYoung and over-conservative person.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 wish is my commandWhatever you say you wish for I will treat as a command and do straight away.Rate it:

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zero-daynewly discovered, and therefore still not fixed and possibly exploited by hackers or other criminalsRate it:

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zero-daybenefiting from newly found and yet unpatched or unmitigated flaw in software or hardware; using zero-day vulnerabilityRate it:

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zop! {reply:} {"u~know!"}A statement made by entities affiliated with "ZOP!" The correct reply for a affiliate is {"U~Know!"}, all done sutolly as to not draw the attention of those not affiliated.Rate it:

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zwischen den Jahrenbetween Christmas and New YearRate it:

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в целости и сохранностиsafe and sound; free from danger or injuryRate it:

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ещё какyou bet!, and how!Rate it:

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ещё какnot half!Rate it:

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и да и нетyes and noRate it:

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и т. д.etc., and so forth, and so onRate it:

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и т.д.etc., and so forth, and so onRate it:

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и тому подобноеetc., and so forth, and so onRate it:

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мухи отдельно, котлеты отдельноapples and orangesRate it:

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нашла коса на камень (a scythe hit a rock)Means that two strong characters confronted and do not want to give in; similar to "he met his match" or "diamond cut diamond" Ни один ни другой ни в чём не хотят уступить друг другу. Имеется в виду одинаковое упрямство в отношении чего-либо, непримиримая оппозиция двух лиц, равных по силе характеров, по настойчивости в отношении � елаемого; столкновение взглядов, интересов, характеров.Rate it:

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не думаюI don't think so, I think notRate it:

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не стоит благодарностиyou're welcome, not at all, don't mention itRate it:

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ни в пизду, ни в Красную Армиюnot good for anythingRate it:

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почему бы и нетwhy notRate it:

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С Рождеством Христовым и с Новым годомMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year!Rate it:

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Смерть шпионам"Death to spies!", rallying cry of SMERSH, the counterintelligence department of the GRU and NKVD.Rate it:

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я не религиозный человекI'm not religiousRate it:

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אין דין ואין דייןNo one is enforcing law and order.Rate it:

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גמר חתימה טובהMay you be signed and sealed in the Book of Life; a common greeting on and before Yom Kippur.Rate it:

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גמר טובMay you be signed and sealed in the Book of Life; a common greeting on and before Yom Kippur.Rate it:

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וכדומהet cetera, and the likeRate it:

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יב״לAttached to the mention of a live person, when it is near mention of a dead person, to distinguish between the living and the dead.Rate it:

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כמו ג׳וקים מסוממיםaddleheaded and panic-strickenRate it:

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לה״וThe universe and all in it is God’s.Rate it:

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לחייםA blessing, a toast, and an expression of goodwill.Rate it:

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על אחת כמה וכמהlet alone, all the more so, not to mentionRate it:

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שאל בני ונען"ask, my son, and I will answer"Rate it:

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שנה טובהHappy New Year; a common greeting on and around Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.Rate it:

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תושלב״עUsed by an author to indicate the end of a book or other major work and thank God for assistance in its completion.Rate it:

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תנצב״התְּהֵא נַפְשׁוֹ/נַפְשָׁהּ צְרוּרָה בִּצְרוֹר הַחַיִּים a common used epitaph, for a male and female respectively.Rate it:

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一步一個腳印to work steadily and make solid progressRate it:

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一路走好Have a good and safe journey.Rate it:

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