(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 poor can't afford manners
only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite
(exp) (comp) to be right associative
(exp) too lazy to do anything
(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) to narrow an argument down
(exp) (id) Haste makes waste
(exp) expression meaning to fail one step short of great success
to fall at the last hurdle
(exp) do not hesitate to say
(exp) to give money to a beggar
(exp,v5u) to say time and time again
to say till you're blue in the face
(exp,v5u) to say time and time again
to say till you're blue in the face
(exp) (obs) to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place
(exp) to be descended from the Imperial House
(exp,v1) to put one's ideas in writing
(n) (comp) state-of-the-art
(exp) The parent is the best judge of the child
(exp) (id) He that has no child knows not what love is
(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) (id) You cannot see the wood for trees
(exp) too lazy to do anything
(exp) (obs) You must keep up your guard even after a victory
(exp) to grant a petition