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dog in a mangerone who denies others what he cannot consume himself: hay in a manger (cattle feeder) cannot be eaten by cows if a (barking) dog is in it - though dogs don't eat hayRate it:

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dog in the mangerSomeone who denies to others something that he or she cannot use.Rate it:

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don't cry over spilt milkIt is no use worrying about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed.Rate it:

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more.Rate it:

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genie is out of the bottleSomething has been brought into reality that cannot be eliminated or undone.Rate it:

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god willing and the creeks don't riseA way of answering 'yes' when someone asks if you are going to do something; the same as saying, "Yes, I will, unless something happens to prevent me that I cannot control"; if it is God's will and no disasters happenRate it:

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grateA horizontal metal grille through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.Rate it:

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have a tiger by the tailTo be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.Rate it:

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have the tiger by the tailTo be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.Rate it:

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have the wolf by the earTo be in a difficult situation - a dangerous situation from which one cannot disengage, but in which one cannot safely remain.Rate it:

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I just work hereIndicates that the speaker cannot answer their interrogator's question, because of lack of experience with or knowledge on the topic.Rate it:

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i'm up goose creekDesiring to do something but knowing one cannot succeed at the attemptRate it:

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il a la langue trop longueHe cannot hold his tongue.Rate it:

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il a le caractère mal faitHe cannot take a joke.Rate it:

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il faut que je parle, c'est plus fort que moiI must speak, I cannot help it.Rate it:

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il n'a pas trois mois dans le ventre (fam.)He cannot live three months.Rate it:

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il n'est bois si vert qui ne s'allume (clément marot )There is nothing so difficult that cannot be done in time.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas moyenIt cannot be done.Rate it:

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il n'y a si petit buisson qui ne porte ombreThere is no man, however humble, who cannot aid (or, injure) his superior.Rate it:

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il ne sait ni A ni BHe does not know B from a bull’s foot; He cannot read; He is a perfect ignoramus.Rate it:

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it is what it isAnother way to say you cannot change what is apparent, but accept it.Rate it:

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it takes two to make a quarrelIt takes two or more people to cause a quarrel; one cannot blame an argument entirely on the other side.Rate it:

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it's no useUsed to indicate that the specified action cannot succeed or offers no advantage if successfulRate it:

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j'y perds mon latinI cannot make it out; I am nonplussed; I can make neither head nor tail of it.Rate it:

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je m'y perdsI am getting bewildered; I cannot make head or tail of it.Rate it:

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je n'en peux mais!I cannot help it!Rate it:

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je n'en puis maisI cannot help it; It is no fault of mine. Rate it:

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je n'en reviens pasI cannot get over it (astonishment).Rate it:

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je n'y puis rienI cannot help it; I can do nothing in the matter.Rate it:

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je n'y tiens plusI cannot stand it any longer.Rate it:

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je n'y vois goutteI cannot see at all.Rate it:

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je ne puis ajouter foi à ce qu'il ditI cannot believe what he says.Rate it:

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je ne puis m'y résoudreI cannot make up my mind to do it.Rate it:

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je ne saurais qu'y faireI cannot help it.Rate it:

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je ne vous dis que çaI cannot tell you any more, but it is a fact.Rate it:

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kick the bucketOf a machine, to break down such that it cannot be repaired.Rate it:

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kids will be kidsYou cannot expect children to act like adults.Rate it:

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la plus belle fille du monde ne peut donner que ce qu'elle aNo man can give more than he has; A man cannot give what he has not got.Rate it:

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laissez couler l'eauDo not be anxious about what cannot be helped; Don’t cry over spilt milk.Rate it:

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les jeux sont faitsThings have reached an irreversible point; you cannot go back now that you have done something.Rate it:

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les jeux sont faitsThings have reached an irreversible point; you cannot go back now that you have done something.Rate it:

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live a lieTo conceal something about oneself, without the knowledge of which others cannot know one's true character or perspective.Rate it:

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mills of the gods grind slowlyJustice may arrive slowly, but it cannot be avoided.Rate it:

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mom and apple pieSomething that cannot be questioned because it appeals to universally-held beliefs or values.Rate it:

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morte la bête, mort le veninDead dogs cannot bite; Dead men tell no tales.Rate it:

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ne choisit pas qui emprunteBeggars cannot be choosers.Rate it:

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necessity knows no lawSomeone who is desperate cannot be expected to obey the rules, or keep the law.Rate it:

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never the twain shall meetUsed to emphasize that two subjects are so different that they cannot coexist or agree with each other.Rate it:

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nihil mihi longius est or videtur quam dum or quam utI cannot wait till...Rate it:

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no gosomething which should not or cannot be doneRate it:

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