(exp) to be no match for
to not hold a candle to
(conj) (uk) nonetheless
nevertheless
(exp) (id) Money is the best lawyer
(exp) (id) All's grist that comes to his mill
(exp) (sens) (vulg) (X) easy
simple (lit: "even if you're an idiot or a simpleton")
(exp) (id) great vigor
tremendous energy
lit: forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
(exp) there's no accounting for taste
(exp) phrase indicating that it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else
(adj-f) (1) unthinkable
unexpected
outrageous
offensive
(exp) (2) (col) absolutely not!
not at all!
far from it!
impossible!
preposterous!
what a thing to say!
no way!
bullshit
(3) don't mention it
you're welcome
(exp) nothing special
no big deal
doesn't matter
(exp) (id) Tread on a worm and it will turn
(exp) inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together
(adj-i) of established reputation
(exp) too lazy to do anything
(n) in either case
in all cases
(exp) (1) no matter what you attempt, tragedy may befall you (lit: even a dog, if it walks, will bump into a pole)
(2) good luck may come unexpectedly
(exp) easier said than done
lit: if it's just talking you can even build Osaka Castle
(exp,adj-i) (obsc) no way at all to deal with
(exp,adv) without a moment's delay
leaving everything else unattended to
(exp) too lazy to do anything
(exp) good manners even between friends
(exp) (id) A hedge between keeps friendships
(exp) good manners even between friends
(exp) (id) Nature itself is a good mother
(exp) (id) Many a little makes a mickle
(exp) (to get something done) even if through hell and high water
(exp) (id) A meeting by chance is preordained
(exp) (id) Nothing costs so much as what is given us
(exp) good guess
close or accurate guess
(exp) A drowning man will catch at a straw
