English Metaphores&Words of wisdom+some phrasal verbs and words

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to keep an amount of money for a time in the future when you might need it
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save for a rainy day
don't give up when there's still a chance you may succeed
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never say die
don't put too much importance on just one thing, because if that fails you have nothing
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don't put all your eggs in one basket
try again, don't give up
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if at first you don't succeed, try try again
look after the details (monetary or other) and the larger issues will also be taken care of
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take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
accept other people's actions, although they may have a different way of living than yours
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live and let live
don't be ungrateful when you receive a gift
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don't look a gift horse in the mouth
don't talk about your private problems in public
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don't wash your dirty linen in public
before you do something, think of it
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look before you leap
don't exaggerate the importance of something
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don't make a mountain out of a molehill
plan your aims taking your abilities into consideration
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cut your coat according to your cloth
if a criticism of you is true, accept it
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if the cap fits, wear it
information about misfortune or trouble disseminates quickly
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bad news travels fast
we are never satisfied with what we have
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the more you have the more you want
success breeds further success
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nothing succeeds like success
you must work yourself to get what you want and not depend solely on divine help
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God helps them that help themselves
doing something all over again is the only way to learn to do it well
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practice makes perfect
someone may do something bad and not be punished but that does not mean you're allowed to do bad things
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two wrongs don't make a right
it's no use in worrying about something that you can't change now
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don't cry over spilt milk
don't delay doing something that you can do immediately
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don't put off to tomorrow what you can do today
if you have an opportunity to do something, do it before it expires
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make hay while the sun shines
treat others in the same way as you would like to be treated
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do as you would be done by
wait until a good thing you expect really happens before you make plans about it
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don't count your chickens before they're hatched
don't worry about the problems before they arrive
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don't cross your bridges before you come to them
someone who doesn't settle in one place rarely prospers
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a rolling stone gathers no moss
people who are very quiet may be interesting
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still waters run deep
if you eavesdrop someone saying gossips, you may hear something unpleasant about you
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eavesdroppers hear no good of themselves
life is much more pleasant if we treat each other lovingly
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love makes the world go round
what you do is more important than what you say
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actions speak louder than words
too many people working on the same piece of work will spoil it
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too many cooks spoil the broth
you blame the objects you use for your own mistakes
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a bad workman blames his tools
being apart from someone that you love makes you love him even more
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absence makes the heart grow fonder
success comes to those who prepare well and put effort
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the early bird catches the worm
new boss makes changes
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a new broom sweeps clean
dreams should be interpreted as the opposite of them
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dreams go by contraries
even misfortune can benefit someone
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it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
people stop respecting others when they know them very well
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familiarity breeds contempt
to be deceived, cheated
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to be taken for a ride
to take a nap
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to have forty winks
to save money
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to tighten one's belt
to reveal a secret
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let the cat out of the bag
to make an embarassing mistake
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to put one's foot in it
to become a better person
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to turn over a new leaf
to be unable to decide about something
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to be in two minds about something
they were stolen
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they fell off the back of a lorry
to be an accountant
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to cook the books
to be nervous
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to have butterflies in one's stomach
to be very tired, exhausted
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to be on one's last legs
to be very happy
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to be over the moon
I can't be tricked, cheated
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there are no flies on me
to be bald, have little hair on one's head
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to be a bit thin on top
to suspect something wrong is going on - deception
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to smell a rat
can't talk
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to lose one's tongue
to be at the limits of one's endurance
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to be at the end of one's tether
to have nothing to do
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to be at loose end
to be frightened
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my hair stood on end
I was very surprised
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you could have knocked me down with a feather
I'll tell no one this secret, about this
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my lips are sealed
to be in a routine, boring habitual behaviour
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to be in a rut
to lose control of your emotions
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to lose one's head
to lose one's temper
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to blew one's top
to be very talkative, to be able to talk much
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I have got the gift of the gab
to be good at gardening
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to have green fingers
to be over the moon
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to be tickled pink
can't talk due to nervousness
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have a lump in one's throat
I was deceived
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he led me up the garden path
to become very angry
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to get hot under the collar
I forgot about it
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it slipped my mind
they fired me, I was made redundant
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I was given the sack
nosy
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inquisitive, curious
down-at-heel
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shabbily dressed
hard up
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poor, short of money
big-headed
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vain, conceited
cheesed off
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fed up, bored
off one's head
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mad, insane
all thumbs
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very clumsy
dead beat
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completely exhausted
keyed up
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tense, excited
down-to-earth
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sensible, practical
on the dole
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unemployed
long in the tooth
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old
pig-headed
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stubborn
off colour
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ill, not well
tight-fisted
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mean, miserly
thick-skinned
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insensitive, not easily offended
hair-raising
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very frightening
look into
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investigate
pass out
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to faint
do up
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decorate, modernize
call off
sākt mācīties
cancel
go out (fire)
sākt mācīties
stop burning
pass away
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die
turn down
sākt mācīties
refuse
blow up
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explode
look up to
sākt mācīties
admire, respect
get over
sākt mācīties
recover from
call on
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visit
own up
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confess
drop off
sākt mācīties
fall asleep
put off
sākt mācīties
postpone
give in
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yield, surrender - poddać się
go with
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match, suit
fall out
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quarrel
food for thought
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something to think about
a half-baked idea
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badly thought-out
regurgitate
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reproduce without thinking
put aside some time for oneself
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keep time free
waste precious time
sākt mācīties
using time badly (not doing anything with your life)
live on borrowed time
sākt mācīties
survive after you would expect to be dead
can't afford to spend time doing something
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don't have time to do something
a flash of inspiration
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a clever idea that comes suddenly
bright
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intelligent
dim
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not very intelligent
shine at something
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be especially good at something
construct (a theory)
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develope (a theory)
support
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help prove
fall down (e.g. an idea)
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fails because of a particular reason
the foundation
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basis
(make) a killing
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(make) a big profit
launch an aggressive campaign
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begin an intense series of actions
target
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aim at
join forces
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merge together
big cheese
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an important, influential person
couch potato
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a person who lives a sedentary lifestyle, never doing any exercise
loose cannon
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an unpredictable person who may cause damage if he/she is uncontrolled
rotten apple
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one bad person who has a bad effect on all others in the group
tough cookie
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someone who is strong enough to deal with difficult or violent situations
wet blanket
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a negative person who ruins other people's good times
get across
sākt mācīties
communicate your message clearly
come across
sākt mācīties
meet/find by chance
look up
sākt mācīties
search for information, e.g. in a dictionary
make up
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invent, e.g. a story
carry on
sākt mācīties
continue
hold on
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wait
watch out
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be careful
work out
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calculate something
yes-man
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a person who agrees with bosses or people above him
whiz kid
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a young person who is exceptionally intelligent and clever
busybody
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a person who is interested too much in other's people's lifes
chatterbox
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very talkative person who speaks too much
pain in the neck
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very annoying person
dark horse
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a person who reveals little about himself or his activities, especially one who has unexpected abilities or talents
old hand
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old handa person who is skilled at something through long experience
set in one's ways
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conservative person
black sheep
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a member of a group who is considered undesirable, the bad person
life and soul of the party
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a very social person
go downhill
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go badly
find oneself at crossroads
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having to choose one thing or another
go far
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have a great future
reach the peak
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become number one

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