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Never say die; Never say never [21] Never tell tales out of school; Never too old to learn; Nine tailors make a man, No friends but the mountains [22] No guts, no glory; No man can serve two masters; No man is an island; No names, no pack-drill; No news is good news; No one can make you feel inferior without your consent; No pain, no gain
To have learned something through gossip, hearsay, or a rumor: hit the ceiling/roof: To become enraged, possibly in an overreaction: hit the nail on the head: 1. To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem; 2. To do or say exactly the right thing or to find the exact answer; 3. To do something in the most effective and efficient ...
One might also say that an unlikely event will happen "on the 32nd of the month". To express indefinite postponement, you might say that an event is deferred "to the [Greek] Calends" (see Latin). A less common expression used to point out someone's wishful thinking is Αν η γιαγιά μου είχε καρούλια, θα ήταν ...
PARIS (Reuters) -The World Bank chief will announce a raft of measures on Thursday to aid countries hit by natural disasters, including a pause in debt repayments to the lender, as world leaders ...
Antiphrasis is the rhetorical device of saying the opposite of what is actually meant in such a way that it is obvious what the true intention is. [1]Some authors treat and use antiphrasis just as irony, euphemism or litotes.
Lenders reported higher rejection rates on all credit applications in 2024 than in 2023, according to the regional reserve bank’s latest Credit Access Survey. They hit record highs on auto loans ...
US golfer Harry Higgs, who plays on the PGA’s developmental tour, delivered a powerful speech on Sunday after winning the Visit Knoxville Open in which reflected on how best to honor Grayson ...
incredible to say: Variant on mirabile dictu. intus et in cute: inwardly and in the skin: Intimately, without reservation. Persius, Satire 3:30. Index Librorum Prohibitorum: Index of prohibited (or, forbidden) books: List of books considered heretical by the Roman Catholic Church. indigens Deo: being in need of God, beggar before God