(exp) not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice
(exp) not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice
(exp) (id) It is like a moth flying into the flame
(exp) to shelter oneself under one's father's influence
(exp) (obsc) try though one might, it's impossible to replace one's first love
(exp) an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
(exp) thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes
being the apple of one's eye
(exp,v5r) (1) to lose hope
(2) to be plunged into darkness
(exp) one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words
the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts
the eyes are the windows to the soul
(n) Caution is the best policy
(exp) (id) You cannot be too careful
(exp) to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
(exp) to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
(n) (comp) compiler optimization
(exp) take a rest rather than useless thinking
(exp) (id) It's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one
Mickle fails that fools think
(exp) Spare the rod and spoil the child
(exp) (id) Poverty is a stranger to industry
(exp,v5r) to observe the reasons and types of faults a person makes is to come to know whether they are virtuous or not
(exp) (id) You can't fight City Hall
(exp) to allot money to the payment of debts
(exp) actio libera in causa
(n) (comp) syntactically invalid test event
(exp) (id) Like father, like son
(exp) the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
(exp) the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
(exp) The parent is the best judge of the child
(exp) to know (something) like the palm of one's hand
(exp) (id) People will talk
(exp) (id) A man is not to be judged by his appearance