(n) flower grown in a foreign land
(n) might-have-been
(n) (comp) open system
(exp) horse loaded with hay
(P)
(exp) succinct
brief
(n) everything working out as desired
(exp) all take and no give
rip-off
(exp) all take and no give
rip-off
(exp,adj-i) admitting no excuse
(exp) to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust
(n) when you get to the destination
(exp) to bear the brunt of an attack
(adj-no) random
by chance
haphazard
hit-or-miss
unplanned
(adj-no) random
by chance
haphazard
hit-or-miss
unplanned
(n) money paid to the (National) Treasury
(n) cheerful look
fresh complexion
(exp) no time like the present
lit: when you've just thought (to do something) is the auspicious day
(exp) (id) Make hay while the sun shines
(exp) to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
(n) fruitless (resultless) efforts
(exp) unnatural
out of place
forced or faked (e.g. expression)
(exp) unnatural
out of place
forced or faked (e.g. expression)
(exp) the nail that sticks out gets hammered in
the best policy is to keep your head down
(exp) the nail which sticks out gets hammered down (used to encourage conformity)
(n) marriage due to unintended pregnancy
shotgun wedding
(n) raising and lowering
praising and blaming
(n) newly established country
(n) godsend
heavenly gift
(exp) poem in praise of God
(exp) blazing fire
