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2021-09-26 06:30:03 like attracts like

People tend to seek out or be attracted to those that are similar or like-minded.

I know that like attracts like, but you should try associating with people with some more diverse perspectives on life.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised that John wants to find other Americans to hang out with. Like attracts like, after all.
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2021-09-26 06:30:03 time after time

Meaning
If you do something time after time, you do it again and again, or repeatedly.

For example

We've told our son time after time to call us if he's going to be late, but he still forgets sometimes.

Tiger wins major tournaments time after time. He really is a champion.

Note
The idiom "time and time again" has the same meaning, and can be used in the same way.
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2021-09-25 06:30:03 need (something) (about) as much as (one) needs a hole in the head

To have absolutely no need or use for something.

I'm perfectly happy having a cell phone that just makes phone calls—I need a fancy new smartphone about as much as I need a hole in the head.
We have enough problems with the business as it is, so we need an audit as much as we need a hole in the head.
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2021-09-25 06:30:03 the moment of truth

Meaning
The moment of truth is a time when the truth about something is revealed, or when an important decision is made.

For example

We're getting our exam results today so the moment of truth is nearly here.

We've been at the tennis tournament all weekend, and now we're watching the last game in the last match, so the moment of truth is here at last.
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2021-09-24 06:30:04 like a chicken with the pip

In low spirits; in a weak or sickened state or manner.

Poor little Johnny's been feeling like a chicken with the pip lately. I think he must have picked up a bug at school.
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2021-09-24 06:30:04 once in a blue moon

Meaning
If something happens once in a blue moon, it happens very rarely.

For example

We hardly ever go out these days, though once in a blue moon we might go and see a movie.

My daughter lives in Brazil and she only comes to see us once in a blue moon; maybe every two or three years if we're lucky.
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2021-09-23 06:30:04 have a light heart

To have a carefree, uplifted attitude; to be in a happy or gladdened state or condition.

Though it is, of course, bittersweet to leave my friends and family behind, I have a light heart because of the amazing opportunities that await me in Europe.
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2021-09-23 06:30:04 now or never

Meaning
If you say it's now or never, you mean that something has to be done now or it can't be done at all.

For example

The band is going to break up after this tour, so if you want to see them perform, it's now or never.

It was my last day with the company, so it was now or never. I went up to Jenny and asked her out on a date
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2021-09-22 06:30:03 live the life of Riley

To lead a life of great ease, comfort, or luxury. The phrase is likely of early 20th-century Irish-American origin, but to whom Riley refers is uncertain.

Pampered from a young age after his father came into sudden wealth, Jonathan lived the life of Riley compared to the hardships his older siblings faced.
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2021-09-22 06:30:03 just in time | just in the nick of time

Meaning
If you do something just in time, or just in the nick of time, you do it just before time runs out.

For example

Jamie got his application form in just in time. If it had arrived a day later, it would've missed the deadline.

I got to the station just in the nick of time and jumped on the train just as it was leaving.
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