(exp) (arch) nothing ventured, nothing gained
(exp) (arch) nothing ventured, nothing gained
(exp) (id) Once a beggar, always a beggar
(exp) you can't control what people say
you can't stop rumours (rumors)
(exp) not exactly correct, but pretty close to it
not far off the mark
(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)
(exp) If it was not exciting
(exp) neither fish nor fowl
cannot be foreseen
(exp) (id) The thief caught turn out to be one's own son
(exp) (id) The eye is blind if the mind is absent
(exp) If you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated.
(exp) (obsc) A fool may give a wise man counsel
(exp) fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine
what's done is done
there's no use crying over spilled milk
(exp) (id) You must protect yourself against any possible dangers
(exp) know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
(exp) (id) Good wine speaks for itself
(exp,v5r) though sitting on a pile of riches, one comes back empty handed
to have a good opportunity only to let it slip from your grasp
(n) (comp) upper window edge allocated to the peer entity
(exp) (id) If Cleopatra's nose had been a little lower, the history of the world might have been different
