(exp) (id) God does not give two gifts
(exp) don't cover your head and leave your bottom exposed
you have to be careful not to expose your weak point while attempting to protect yourself
(exp) idiom meaning it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself
(exp) to not see the wood for the trees
to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture
(adv) in all parts of the world
both in the Occident and the Orient
(exp) avoiding the appearance of evil (lit: don't straighten your crown under a plum tree)
(exp) an idiom meaning it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself
(v5k) to nod in agreement
to nod in assent
(exp) to give a person a piece of one's mind
(n) neutral attitude
(exp,n) (1) something that goes without saying
something that needn't be said
(2) something that should rather be left unsaid
(exp) (id) Forewarned is forearmed
(exp,adv) without a moment's delay
leaving everything else unattended to
(exp) (id) Necessity knows no law
(n) (id) the good you do for others is good you do yourself
lit: compassion is not for other people's benefit
(exp) (id) Time and tide wait for no man
(exp) (id) First come, first served
(n) neutral attitude
(conj) (uk) nonetheless
nevertheless
(exp) seeing is believing
one eye-witness is better than many hearsays
a picture is worth a thousand words
(exp) seeing is believing
one eye-witness is better than many hearsays
a picture is worth a thousand words
(n) neutral attitude
(exp) pride goes before a fall
lit: the proud Heike family lasts not long
(exp) pride goes before a fall
lit: the proud Heike family lasts not long
(exp) the anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face
(exp) (id) Fear overruns the danger
(exp) (id) Haste makes waste
(exp) (id) A wise man keeps away from danger
(exp) (arch) never judge a book by its cover (lit: a mountain is not to be honoured just because it is high)
(exp) The parent is the best judge of the child
