(exp) (id) Make assurance double sure
(exp) (uk) impossible to do (although wants to)
(exp) (id) Nobody can struggle against advancing age
(exp) an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
(exp) Spare the rod and spoil the child
(exp) (id) You can't fight City Hall
(exp) (id) There is no rose without a thorn
(exp) in fooling the enemy first deceive your allies
(exp) (id) No man can resist the lure of a woman
(exp) you can't control what people say
you can't stop rumours (rumors)
(exp) (id) No man can resist the lure of a woman
(exp) to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
(exp) (obsc) you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them, just like you can't judge a horse until you've ridden it
(exp) (id) There is nothing that I can't do