(exp) to appear on the stage
to be in the limelight
(exp) (id) Bad money drives out good money
(exp) when there is a legal tender currency, bad money drives out good money (Gresham's Law)
(exp) the anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face
(exp) (id) Fear overruns the danger
(exp) the poor can't afford manners
only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite
(exp) to smile a smile of satisfaction
(exp) along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money (lit: a duck comes carrying an onion)
(exp) along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money (lit: a duck comes carrying an onion)
(exp) to be brief and to the point
to be succinct
(exp) (id) Nobody can struggle against advancing age
(io) (exp) You never know what might happen
(exp) (id) God only knows what may happen
(exp) to narrow an argument down
(exp) (id) Haste makes waste
(n) (comp) symbiotic service element
(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) (id) There is a great difference between seeing and hearing
(exp) to give money to a beggar
(exp) to be descended from the Imperial House
(exp,v1) to put one's ideas in writing
(exp) The parent is the best judge of the child
(exp) (id) He that has no child knows not what love is
(exp) to have something (likely) come to mind
(exp) (id) It is no use crying over spilt milk
(exp) to be betrayed by a trusted follower
(exp) to be betrayed by a trusted follower
(exp) haves and have-nots
(exp,adv) without a moment's delay
leaving everything else unattended to
(exp) (id) he who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith
one rotten apple spoils the barrel
