(exp) the anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face
(exp) (id) Fear overruns the danger
(exp) don't know what's what
(exp) to be surprising
to be shocking
to be jaw-dropping
(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)
(io) (exp) You never know what might happen
(exp) (id) God only knows what may happen
(exp) to (be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear
(exp) (id) At last your time has come
(exp) (id) At last your time has come
(exp) (arch) never judge a book by its cover (lit: a mountain is not to be honoured just because it is high)
(exp) to have something (likely) come to mind
(exp) (id) One man's fault is another's lesson
(exp) (id) Water seeks its own level
(exp) (id) True patience lies in bearing the unbearable
(exp) things don't work that well in the real world
things seldom go as one wishes
that is expecting too much
(exp) (id) Harsh words make the going rough
(exp) (id) Tomorrow will take care of itself
(exp) to see the light
to be awakened to the truth
to have the scales fall from one's eyes
(exp,v5r) (1) to lose hope
(2) to be plunged into darkness
(exp) to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
(exp) to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
(exp) things don't work that well in the real world
things seldom go as one wishes
that is expecting too much
(exp) to be heavy with tobacco smoke
(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) relationships (formed by wealth) will end when the money ends
(exp) (obsc) once you're dead, that's it
(exp) once you're dead, that's it