(v5s) to praise extravagantly
to lionize
to lionise
to make much of
(exp) time is money
(P)
(iK) (exp) time is money
(n) in the following example
(exp,v5r) to hear of
(exp) (id) Set a thief to catch a thief
(exp) to say die
to whine
to capitulate
(exp) to obtain
to come into possession of
to get hold of
to get one's hands on
(v1) to begin to appear
to begin to come in
(suf) (uk) (strongly emphatic) too preoccupied or busy to even think of ...
.. is out of the question
this is not an occasion for
(suf) (uk) (strongly emphatic) too preoccupied or busy to even think of ...
.. is out of the question
this is not an occasion for
(exp,adv) I pray in earnest that
I beg that
I yearn that
(exp) (id) A small leak can sink a great ship
(n) a good man at heart
(exp) being multi-talented means never really being especially good at any one thing
jack of all trades, master of none
(n) withdrawal of loan credit (e.g. by a bank)
retraction of credit
insistence on repayment
(exp) (id) Haste makes waste
(exp) (id) One's strength is his weakness
(n) direct-reading balance
direct-reading scales
(v5r) to apply (a rule)
to be applicable
to come under (a category)
to fulfill
(P)
(v1,vt) to apply
to adapt
(P)
(exp) (arch) peerless
without equal
(exp) (id) Birds of a feather flock together
(exp) sickness and health start with the mind
(exp) (uk) smooth words make smooth ways
it's not what you say, it's how you say it
(exp) (id) It depends on how you look at it
(exp) (id) It depends on how you use it
(n) return postcard
(n) starting to walk
(exp) from riches spring riches
those who seek riches find riches
