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more than meets the eyeMore than is apparent or readily noticeable.Rate it:

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more than one bargained forAn unexpected and, usually, unwanted result of a decision or action.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 say fairer than thatThat is good, reasonable, or fair; one cannot hope for a better decision or outcome.Rate it:

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the cure is worse than the diseaseThe medical treatment for an illness produces a worse net result than the illness does, especially via adverse effects.Rate it:

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Bark is Worse than Your BiteA person or situation that is frightening but actually the actions are not any worseRate 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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your eyes are bigger than your stomachTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; Also and more often said "your eyes are bigger than your, belly"Rate it:

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deader than discoUnquestionably deadRate it:

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finer than frog hairExtremely fine.Rate it:

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the pen is mightier than the swordMore influence and power can be usurped by writing than by fighting.Rate it:

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the cure is worse than the diseaseThe solution or proposed solution to a problem produces a worse net result than the problem does, especially via unintended consequences.Rate it:

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there's more than one way to skin a catA problem generally has more than one solution.Rate it:

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you get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word aloneIt is advantageous not to rely solely on being nice.Rate it:

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it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of godThe rich can afford more immoral behavior than the poor.Rate it:

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Blood is Thicker than WaterThere is no other replacement for blood relations. What a person from your family or relatives can do for you, will not be done by strangers in a good senseRate it:

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have more chins than a Chinese phone bookTo be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").Rate it:

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higher than a kiteVery much under the influence of drugsRate it:

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More than One Way to Skin a CatSeveral ways are present to attain the goalRate 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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than a bygodUsed with a comparative to express extreme heat or cold.Rate it:

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"evolving is knowing that there is more intelligence outside than inside me."EvolvingRate it:

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"the probability of becoming rich is much greater than of becoming poor."RichRate it:

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"there is no army greater than an unarmed united people defending a country."PaeseRate it:

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bigger than Ben Hurhuge, extravagant.Rate it:

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bite off more than one can chewTo try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.Rate it:

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deader than discoextremely old-fashionedRate it:

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dumber than a box of rocksvery unintelligent; very stupidRate it:

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faster than lightningMoving very fast.Rate it:

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have more money than GodTo be extremely or excessively richRate it:

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hotter than a pistolVery hot.Rate it:

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hotter than a pistolExceptionally popular, productive, or marketable.Rate it:

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i loved you, than i still love you todayThat you haven't stopped loving someoneRate it:

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larger than lifeVery imposing, renowned, or impressively influential.Rate it:

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larger than lifeOf greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case.Rate it:

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larger-than-lifeVery imposing, renowned, or impressively influential.Rate it:

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larger-than-lifeOf greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case.Rate it:

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lighter than airReference; Aircraft which maintain 'lift' because of 'gasses', 'hot vapors', 'heated air'; e.g. Blimps, Dirigibles, 'Hot-Air' Balloons: Able to lift objects, beings with weight greater than the Aircraft itself:Rate it:

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more Catholic than the PopehypocriticalRate it:

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more Catholic than the PopeAdhering more stringently to Roman Catholic practices and doctrine than is required by church doctrine.Rate it:

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more cry than woolAsserted but not grounded in reality.Rate it:

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more holes than a swiss cheeseSomething that has a lot of faults and problems.Rate it:

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more than flesh can standMore than human nature can endure.Rate it:

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More than Meets the EyeSome hidden values which are not apparentRate it:

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more than one way to skin a catMore than one way to do something or do thingsRate it:

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more than someone has had hot dinnersA very large number.Rate it:

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no sooner said than doneAs soon as something is said, it will be done.Rate it:

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not courageous than mouseSomeone being very fearful and scared of things.Rate it:

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nuttier than a fruitcakeBehaving in an eccentric, foolish, or kooky manner; very nutty (crazy; insane); see also a similar phrase: nutty as a fruitcakeRate it:

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one's bark is worse than one's biteThe individual acts threatening but is relatively harmless.Rate it:

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