(exp) (uk) impossible to do (although wants to)
(n) reflow soldering
(exp) those who meet must part (suggesting the transient nature of this life)
we meet only to part
(exp) a bad wife spells the ruin of her husband
a bad wife means a hundred years of bad luck to her husband
(exp,v5m) to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
(exp) (id) It is not everything to
(exp) money comes and goes
money goes around and around
(exp) (id) Blood is thicker than water
(exp) (id) There are always people with discerning eyes
(n) at the present time
at present
(exp) to turn out just as one wished
to play into the hands (of)
(exp) (id) Nothing comes of nothing
(exp) (col) failure teaches success
(exp) (obsc) people may bring about their demise for love (like a deer coming forth when it hears a hunter's whistle in mating season)
it is easy to have one's weak points taken advantage of
(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)
(exp) (obsc) one should not rush to make a profit
business is best run when sales flow like a cow's drool: long and thin
(exp) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
(exp) (id) He is unworthy of his father
(exp) to be stripped of all one has
(exp) (id) Worthy men shall be remembered
(exp) (id) Man is the lord of creation
(exp) (id) Life is difficult, while death is easy
(n) though all of them may not be included
(exp) the early bird gets the worm (lit: to wake up early gets you three (small value) coins)
(exp) the early bird gets the worm (lit: to wake up early gets you three (small value) coins)
(exp) (id) That trick won't do with me
(exp) (uk) trivial
not amounting to much
(exp) (uk) trivial
not amounting to much
(exp) (obsc) men should be brave, women should be affable
