(v5n) to be surprising
to be shocking
to be jaw-dropping
(exp) (id) (arch) Murder will out
(adj-f) of established reputation
(exp) to be surprising
to be shocking
to be jaw-dropping
(v5n) to be surprising
to be shocking
to be jaw-dropping
(n) circumstances beyond one's control
(exp) (id) I can't die and leave things this way
(exp) (obsc) having no way to deal with something
(exp) (id) Let sleeping dogs lie
(exp) (id) Only the husband does not know
(exp) (id) All's grist that comes to his mill
(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) not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice
(exp) empty vessels make the most sound
(n) circumstances beyond one's control
(exp) (id) The cowl does not make the monk
(exp) like begets like
(exp) (id) When petticoats woo, breeks may come speed
(exp) (id) True patience lies in bearing the unbearable
(exp) (id) You can't fight City Hall
(exp) (id) A man is not to be judged by his appearance
(exp) (id) An army marches on its stomach
(exp) (id) People will talk
(exp) (id) It's hard to please everybody
(exp) expression meaning that you learn, without realising it, from what is around you
a saint's maid quotes Latin
lit: the young monk before the gate can read sutra without studying them
(exp) (id) Once a beggar, always a beggar
(exp) (obsc) (kyu:) never lend money to a man who doesn't have an erection in the morning (because he's not healthy and is likely to die before repaying)
(exp) (obsc) just because a method works once doesn't mean it will work every time (lit: there aren't always loach under the willow tree)
(exp) (obsc) just because a method works once doesn't mean it will work every time (lit: there aren't always loach under the willow tree)
