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water canAny of several species of Nuphar; the yellow frog lily; so called from the shape of the seed vessel.Rate it:

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what can i sayIndicating that nothing that could be said would add to or improve the situation.Rate it:

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you can bank on itTo be so sure of something that one can trust.Rate it:

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you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegarIt's easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude than with rude demands and negativity.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 can't say fairer than thatThat is good, reasonable, or fair; one cannot hope for a better decision or outcome.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 can't win if you don't playUnless or until you don't play , you cannot win .Rate it:

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a cat can look at a kingAlternative form of a cat may look at a king.1982, A J Ayer, 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 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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a golden key can open any doorSufficient money can accomplish anything.Rate it:

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don't drive faster than your guardian angel can flyDriving (a vehicle) very fast is a dangerous act.Rate it:

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even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a whileBeing right once doesn't prove anythingRate it:

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I can tell youEmphasises the truth of a statement.Rate it:

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I can tell youUsed other than as an idiom: see I, can, tell, you.Rate it:

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if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchenIf you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it.Rate it:

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open a can of whoop assA good-humored threat of physical harm.Rate it:

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position can be far left or right life to allow for tilting...You must allow tilting when photographing the subject.TRate 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't always get what you wantIt is not always possible to get what is wanted.Rate it:

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you can hang your hat on thatIt's something to put faith in, to rely upon or trust (when used in a positive connotation).Rate it:

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know someone from a can of paintSynonym of know someone from AdamRate it:

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before you can say knifeVery quickly; quicker than one expects.Rate it:

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Can't Get Blood from a StoneTo be unable of doing impossible things,Rate it:

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if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchenIf you cannot handle the pressure, you should not be in a position where you have to deal with it.Rate it:

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you can say that againThat is very true.Rate it:

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you can't take it with youIt is not possible to take one's material wealth to whatever world may await one after death.1900, E. Phillips Oppenheim, A Millionaire of Yesterday, ch. 6:"The clause whichRate it:

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you can't educate porkWhen somebody won't listen to reason.Rate it:

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money can't buy happinessMoney can buy external things, but true happiness comes from inside.Rate it:

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two can play that gameThe tactics and/or strategies of an enemy can be used against him.Rate it:

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can of wormsA complex, troublesome situation arising when a decision or action produces considerable subsequent problems.Rate it:

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can you hear me looking at youSelf explanatoryRate it:

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catch-as-catch-canA. 1681, John Fryer, Richard Chiswell, Robert Roberts, Robert White, A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters, Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672 and Finished 1681.Rate it:

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if you can't beat them, join themIf your adversaries are stronger than yourself, it is better to join the adversaries.Rate it:

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more than you can shake a stick atAlternative form of more than one can shake a stick at.Rate it:

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"how can i believe someone who doesn't use 100% of their brain?"BrainRate it:

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"how can i say i'm right if i don't use 100% of my brain?"BrainRate it:

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"if the human being doesn't use 100% of his brain, how can he be right in the things he does and speBrainRate it:

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"only those who dream in color can change a black and white world."DreamRate it:

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"since i don't use 100% of my brain, i can't say i'm right in what i do or say."BrainRate it:

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"what can't be missing in my life is my dreams."DreamsRate it:

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an offer one can't refuseAn offer from one side in any transaction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.Rate it:

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an offer one can't refuseAn offer from one side in any transaction with the results of failing to accept so unattractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.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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anyone can make art, but not all art makes a person an artist.ArtistRate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/in X, no one can hear you YIndicates a threat of imminent danger. X is often limited to words having something to do with space. Y is a sound made by humans, especially 'scream'.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/you can't spell XYZ without YImplies a correlation between two items, where the second one is spelled with letters from the first one.Rate it:

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as best one canIn the best possible way, given the circumstances.Rate it:

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before you can say jack robinsonVery quickly. Quicker than you expect.Rate it:

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