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2024-05-20 22:24:59 A good man is hard to find


Meaning

This saying talks about the difficulties for women in finding a suitable male partner.

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2024-05-20 11:33:14 look after


Meaning
to make sure something or someone has everything they need and is healthy

For example

When I'm too old to look after myself, my children will look after me, I hope.

Can you look after my bag while I go to the toilet?

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2024-05-19 21:57:28 pick up the tab | pick up the bill


Meaning
If you pick up the tab, or pick up the bill, you pay for yourself and your friends in a restaurant or a bar.

For example

When people go out to celebrate a birthday in Thailand, whoever's having the birthday picks up the tab.

In general in Asia, the person with the highest status picks up the bill in a restaurant.

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2024-05-19 14:02:30 old bat


Meaning

an unpleasant old woman


For example

The old bat who lives downstairs called the cops when we were having a party.

We used to think Mrs Jones was just another bad-tempered old bat, but she's actually a lovely lady when you get to know her.


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2024-05-18 21:00:27 Poor men go to heaven as soon as rich


Meaning

God makes no distinction between people with money and people without money.

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2024-05-18 11:33:18 hold down


Meaning
to stop something from rising by pressing down on it or putting a heavy object on it

For example

The vet's assistant held down our dog while the vet gave her the injection.

I held the board down with my foot while I hammered it in place.

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2024-05-16 22:28:22 chickens come home to roost


Meaning
If chickens are coming home to roost, someone is suffering the unpleasant consequences of their bad actions in the past.

For example

Fred's in hospital with liver problems. I guess the chickens have come home to roost after all those years of heavy drinking.

The chickens are coming home to roost for the executives who committed fraud in the nineties. They're being charged now even though they committed their crimes over ten years ago.

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2024-05-16 11:28:55 jock


Meaning

an athlete, sportsman


For example

Betty's new boyfriend is one of the jocks on the football team.

In our high school, most of the guys are either jocks or geeks.


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2024-05-15 23:00:25 Keep your friends close and your enemies closer


Meaning

You'll be safer if you know more about your enemies than you know about your friends. Look after your enemies better than you look after your friends.

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2024-05-15 10:06:08 get away with


Meaning
to do something illegal or immoral and not get caught or punished

For example

Janet got away with shoplifting clothes the first few times, but she soon got caught and now she's stuck with a police record for the rest of her life.

Bobby nearly got away with the robbery, but he spent the money too quickly and local police who knew him got suspicious.

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