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Adomi Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning of these phrases.

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00-"Hell is paved with good intentions"02br
00-"Pain in the neck"02br
00-"Feast or Famine"02br
00-"Waste not, want not"0-
  

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0-"**** is paved with good intentions"02br 00The road to **** is paved with good intentions: It means good thoughts or 01u 00intentions02u 00 are not enough to get you to go to heaven. 02br 00You are a real pain in my neck. )02br 02br 00-"Feast or Famine"02br 00It's either feast or famine.

— Danyoo

  • 0-"**** is paved with good intentions"02br 00The road to **** is paved with good intentions: It means good thoughts or 01u 00intentions02u 00 are not enough to get you to go to heaven.
  • 02br 00You are a real pain in my neck.
  • )02br 02br 00-"Feast or Famine"02br 00It's either feast or famine.
  • It's either nothing at all or too much.
  • 02br 02br 00-"Waste not, want not"02br 00Those who waste will want.
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0-"**** is paved with good intentions"02br
00The road to **** is paved with good intentions: It means good thoughts or 01u00intentions02u00 are not enough to get you to go to heaven. It's good 01u00actions02u00 that count.02br
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00-"Pain in the neck"02br
00Just an idiomatic saying which means that someo
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0 Thank you man, what about these ones:02br
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00-Don't throw caution to the wind.02br
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00-Lightning never strikes twice in the same spot02br
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00-Labor of love02br
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00Can you please provide examples using "feast
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0-Don't throw caution to the wind.02br
01font00Don't take big risks.02font02br
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00-Lightning never strikes twice in the same spot02br
01font00It's unlikely that a bad situation will be repeated in the same place or manner.02font02br
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01cite10Danyoo12cite10Can you please provide examples using "feast or famine", and "waste not, want not"?12br
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1font00-Pull the wool over his eyes02font02br
00The 01i00wool 02i00refers to a powdered wig. To pull the wool down over a man's eyes is to temporarily blind him to deceive him.02br
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0 Thank you Dayoo02br
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00 Here are some more:02br
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00 -You are what you eat.02br
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00 -Go to the dogs02br
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0-You are what you eat.02br
01font00If you eat a lot of healthy food, then you will be fit and trim. But if you eat a lot of junky, fatty food then your body will become fat and unhealthy. You are what you eat, so take care to eat good food.02font02br
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How about:

There's many a slip twixt cup and lip
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lightning never strikes twice some place
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