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better the devil you know than the devil you don't
- it may be better to endure a situation that you are accustomed to than to risk a change for something that may be worse My friend wanted to change banks but he felt that it was better the devil he knew than the devil he didn't so he stayed with his old bank.
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die is cast
- a decision has already been made and you cannot change it We have decided to move to Paris. Now the die is cast and we cannot change our plans.
do as I say, not as I do
- to follow someone's advice and not their actions The man always said to do as he says and not as he does because his advice was always better than his actions
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early to bed, early to rise makes one healthy, wealthy and wise
- going to bed early is good for you Early to bed, early to rise makes one healthy, wealthy and wise was the advice that my grandmother gave me.
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love is blind
- being in love with someone blinds you to his or her bad points The girl was not very attractive to most people but love is blind and her boyfriend loved her very much.
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money is no object
- there is much/enough money available so it does not matter how much you spend Money was no object when the new stadium was built and it had the best equipment for both the fans and the players.
money talks
- if you have lots of money you will be treated well, money can influence people We learned that money talks when the rich couple got a reservation at the famous restaurant although we could not.
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nothing is sacred
- important things or situations are treated with disrespect Nothing is sacred and there are few subjects that the media will not talk about.
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seeing is believing
- you must see something before you can believe that it really exists Seeing is believing and until we saw the Egyptian pyramids we could not imagine their beauty.
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silence is golden
- sometimes it is better to say nothing The man believes that silence is golden and he is very careful what he says.
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sticks and stones may break my bones but names/words will never hurt me
- verbal insults will not physically hurt a person The little boy yelled "sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me", when the older boy started to call him bad names.
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time flies
- time seems to pass very quickly Time flies and before we had a chance to enjoy the summer weather it was already autumn.
time is money
- time is valuable and wasting time is like wasting money "Time is money," the angry customer said as he waited for a long time at the car rental counter.
times change
- the values and fashions of life change Times change and when my friend went to buy some tapes for her tape recorder she found that they were no longer being produced.
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what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve over
- you will not be troubled by something you do not know exists Ignore the new furniture that your neighbors recently purchased. Remember that what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve over.
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you can lead/take a horse to water but you can't make him drink
- you can give someone the opportunity to do something but you can't get him or her to do it if they don't want to The woman took her children to the park but they were not interested in playing in the playground. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
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