(exp) (id) There is a great difference between seeing and hearing
(exp) (id) Easier said than done
(exp,v5u) to say time and time again
to say till you're blue in the face
(exp,v5u) to say time and time again
to say till you're blue in the face
(exp) (id) he who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith
one rotten apple spoils the barrel
(exp) (id) Nature itself is a good mother
(exp) (id) Water seeks its own level
(exp) (id) It is easy to start an enterprise but difficult to maintain it
(n,vs) (obsc) unification-based formalisms
(exp,v5k) to spit into the wind
in trying to cause harm to another, one invites disaster upon onelself
(exp) (id) A big difference between what one hears and what one sees
(exp) (id) Tomorrow will take care of itself
(exp) thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes
being the apple of one's eye
(n) Caution is the best policy
(exp) to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
(exp) (pol) please come (and visit us)
please come (to our shop)
(exp) to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
(exp) (id) Poverty is a stranger to industry
(exp) along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money (lit: a duck comes carrying an onion)
(exp) (id) You can't fight City Hall
(exp) once you're dead, that's it
(exp) (arch) Youthful years pass quickly before one accomplishes much learning
(exp) (obsc) take care of the river and it becomes beautiful
(exp) too many cooks spoil the broth (lit: too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain)
(exp) too many cooks spoil the broth (lit: too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain)
(exp) to be suspected without cause
(exp) (id) Heaven helps those who help themselves
(exp,v5r) (1) to lose hope
(2) to be plunged into darkness
(exp) (hon) please remember me
please help me
please treat me well
(exp) (id) Take care of the penny