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nothing ventured, nothing gained |
You have to take a risk in order to get something good. |
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the squeaky wheel gets the grease |
to get something fixed, it is required to make a noise to get attention Source |
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the boot/shoe is on the other foot |
used to say that a situation has changed to the opposite of what it was before |
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a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush) |
said when you recognize that you should not risk losing something you already have by trying to get something you think might be better |
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Don't buy (someone) problems |
not accept an idea or argument To do something that is likely to cause problems later. |
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Think twice befor accepting the lowest bid |
Think twice befor accepting the lowest bid |
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I understand, but I would like to settle entire matter right now |
عند ابرام صفقه تجارية والطرف الاخر يريد العمل ع التسويه لتفاصيل لاحقا |
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Don't think expensive equipment will make up for lack of talent or Practice |
لاتعتقد المعدات البااهضه تعوض نقص المواهب |
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Remember that a person who is foolish with money is foolish in other ways too. |
الاحمق في المال احمق في كل شيء |
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. Everyone loves praise. Look hard for ways to give it to them. |
الكل يحب البحث |
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. Before taking a long trip, fill your tank and empty your bladder. |
قبل الرحله أملاً حوضك وفرغ مثانتك |
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Out of dept, out of danger |
When we no longer owe money to anyone, we are safe and secure. |
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Never risk what you cannot afford to lose |
لا تخاطر بما لا يمكنك تحمله |
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Flattered |
pleased because someone has shown you that they like or admire you |
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Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it |
احكم على نجاحك من خلال ما كان عليك التخلي عنه من أجل الحصول عليه |
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Don't confuse foolishness with bravery. |
Don't mistake kindness for weakness |
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Let some things remain mysterious |
دع بعض الأشياء تبقى غامضة |
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Every week write a short poem.
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Grind it out. Hanging on just one second longer than your competition makes you the winner.
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Remember that your child's character is like good soup. Both are homemade. |
Give children toys that are powered by their imagination, not by batteries. |
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Remember the ABC's of success: Ability, Breaks, Courage. |
Reject and condemn prejudice based on race, gender, religion, or age. |
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Easier said than done |
Look on the bright side |
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Don't get too big for your britches |
with too high an opinion of yourself |
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Fill out expense reports the day you return from your trip. |
Enjoy the satisfaction that comes from doing the little things well. |
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Never allow anyone to intimidate you. |
intimidateto: frighten or threaten someone into making them do what you want |
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Remember the three universal healers: calamine lotion, warm oatmeal, and hugs. |
Learn the Heimlich manoeuvre
تعلم مناورة هيمليك |
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Spend twice as much time praising as you do criticising. |
Remember the credo of Walt Disney: Think. Believe. Dream. Dare. |
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Read "The Wall Street Journal" regularly. |
Find a job you love and give it everything you've got. |
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Never criticize your country when traveling abroad. |
To open a bottle , twist the neck, not the cork.الفلين. |
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Look for the opportunity that is hidden in every adversityمحنه. |
Never forget that it takes only one person or one idea to change your life forever. |
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Seek respect rather than popularity |
. Seek quality rather than luxuryالرفاهيه. Seek refinementالنقاء rather than fashion. |
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Hold yourself to the same high standards that you require of others. التزم بنفس المعايير العالية التي تطلبها من الآخرين. |
Wage war against procrastination. شن حرب ضد.... |
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Listen to rumours, but don't contribute any of your own. |
استمع إلى الشائعات ، لكن لا تساهم بأي منها. |
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The transnational coroporation |
TNC |
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variety is spice of life |
People 's difference make the world interesting |
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Spoil your wife, not your children.
دللوا زوجتك وليس أطفالك
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Stop and look up when anyone approaches your desk. |
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Make your money before spending it. |
Don't over-schedule your children's extracurriculaلا صفيةةactivities. |
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Never tell a car salesman how much you want to spend. |
Remember that a grateful الممتنheart is almost always a happy one. |
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Once bitten, twice shy |
Unpleasant experince induce caution |
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There are more ways than one to skin a cat |
there are more ways than one of digging for money, or things |
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take something with a grain of salt |
Shrug it off let comments go in one ear and out the other تجاهلها ودع التعليقات تدخل في أذن واحدة وتخرج من الأخرى |
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You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar |
it is more effective to be polite and flattering than to be hostile or demandingYou can win people to your side more easily by gentle persuasion and flattery than by hostile confrontation |
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Crime doesn't pay |
.Whatever the outcome, it's not worth committing a crime. مهما كانت النتيجة ، لا يستحق ارتكاب جريمة. |
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NO ONE IS WISE ALL THE TIME |
- THE DOORS OF WISDOM ARE NEVER SHUT |
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The doors of wisdom are never shut |
You can always learn more and gain more knowledge |
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A word to the wise is sufficient |
Intelligent people can take hints; they don't need to have everything explained to them at great length |
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Cash is king |
It may refer to the importance of cash flow in the overall fiscal health of a business |
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Politeness is excellent, but it does not pay the bill |
Politeness is excellent, but it does not pay the bill |
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Water falling day by day wears the hardest stone away |
Water falling day by day wears the hardest stone away |
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A threefold cord is not quickly broken |
A threefold cord is not quickly broken |
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Two dogs will kill a lion |
Two dogs will kill a lion |
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the cautious seldom make mistakes |
the cautious seldom make mistakes |
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Fortune favors the brave |
fortune favors those who are daring |
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Hitch your wagon to a star |
try to succeed by forming a relationship with someone who is already successful |
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No one is happy all his life long |
No one is happy all his life long |
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Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow |
love each other in moderation for long lasting love |
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Sweet appears sour when we pay |
Sweet appears sour when we pay |
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A fly follows the honey |
If you are nice people will be nice to you |
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You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear |
you can't turn something ugly into something attractiveyou can't make something bad into something good |
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don't) look a gift horse in the mouth |
don't question the value of the gift, just be gratefuldon't find fault with a gift |
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think today and speak tomorrow |
we have to think all the things well before we decide to take an action because everything that we choose has its risk. |
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look before you leap |
think carefully about the possible outcome before making important decisions. |
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not out of the woods yet |
someone recovers but not yet in healthy conditions. Example: She has be shot many times. She has been in the hospital for many days and recovered, but she is not out of the woods yet. |
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neck of the woods |
a region nearby, neighborhood |
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to hold someone up |
to rob someone. Example: I got held up today in front of my house. |
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You can't teach an old dog new tricks. |
Old people can't learn new skills. It's difficult to break an old pattern of behavior. |
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You can't judge a book by its cover |
.You can't judge something by how it looks on the outside. |
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Where there's a will, there's a way حيث هناك إرادة هناك وسيلة |
If something is desired enough, a means will be found to achieve it. |
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When the cat's away, the mice will play. |
When the authorities are gone, mischief begins - people take advantage when authority is gone |
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We'll cross that bridge when we come/get to it. |
We'll face that problem when it arises. |
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To kill two birds with one stone. |
To accomplish two goals in one deed. |
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There's more than one way to skin a cat |
There are many ways to achieve one's goal. There are lots of right ways to do something. |
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There are plenty of other fish in the sea. |
There are many other opportunities in the world. |
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The early bird gets the worm |
The person who begins his work the earliest gets all the opportunities and the most accomplished.The person who arrives first has the best chance for success. |
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Seeing is believing. |
I'll believe it when I see it. |
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Practice what you preach. |
Take the same advice you give to others.
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Practice makes perfect. |
You can only perfect your skills by practicing. |
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Necessity is the mother of invention. |
If you're desperate enough, you'll find a way to accomplish anything |
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It takes two to tango(a fast dance from South America) |
It takes two people to do certain activities. |
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If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. |
If you don't succeed in doing something the first time, keep on trying |
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Every dog has its day. |
Every person will have his moment of glory. |
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Every [gray] cloud has a silver lining( piece of material that covers the inside) |
Bad events are always followed by good events. |
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Easy come, easy go. |
Anything the can be easily aquired, can be easily taken away |
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Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. |
People who go to bed early are healthier, wealthier, and wiser than people who go to bed late. |
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Don't put all your eggs in one basket. |
Don't gamble your possibility of success on one goal since failure could mean losing everything. |
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch. |
Don't assume success until it actually happens. |
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Curiosity killed the cat. |
People who are too inquisitive and meddlesome can get themselves into trouble. |
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Close, but no cigar. |
Being partially accurate is still inaccurate. |
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Blood is thicker than water |
Loyalty is to the family first. |
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Better safe than sorry. |
It's better to do something cautiously then to suffer the consequences later. |
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Better late than never. |
It's better to do something late than not do it at all. |
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Beggars can't be choosers |
People who are given something for free can't be selective. |
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All's well that ends well. |
As long as there is a happy outcome, the struggle to it is worthwhile. |
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All's fair in love and war. |
When two people are fighting to win the love of someone else, there are no rules of fair play |
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. |
People, places, or things become more valuable the longer they are absent |
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A watched pot never boils |
If you wait for something to happen, it will never happen |
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
A friend who is helpful in times of hardship is a true friend |
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When it rains, it pours. |
When an event occurs, it occurs with great intensity and frequency. |
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The shoe is on the other foot. |
The situation is reversed. My technical lead is now my employee. Suddenly, the shoe is on the other foot. |
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Let bygones be bygones |
Let's forget what happened in the past |
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Give someone an inch, he/she will take a mile. |
If you give someone a little of something, he/she will try to take a lot more |
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Underestimate when guessing an adult's age or weight. |
Never whittle toward yourself.لا تقلق تجاه نفسك. |
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Remember that loving words quickly heal. |
Don't say anything on a cordless or cellular telephone that you don't want the world to hear. |
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This year, visit two or three of your state parks.
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Remember that a minute of anger denies you sixty seconds of happiness. |
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Remember that a successful future begins right now. |
Never give up on a dream just because of the length of time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. |
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Accept triumph and defeat with equal grace. |
Never give a friend's or relative's name or phone number to a telephone solicitor كاتب عدل. |
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Listen to your favourite music while working on a tax return. |
Sniff an open bottle of suntan lotion and a fresh lime to temporarily curb the winter blues.استنشق زجاجة مفتوحة من لوشن واسم الشمس والليمون الطازج للحد مؤقتًا من كآبة الشتاء. |
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Be willing to accept a temporary inconvenience for a permanent improvement. |
When you complete a course, shake the instructor's hand and thank him or her. |
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Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity of others. |
Occasionally walk through old cemeteries and read the gravestones. |
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When moving from a house or apartment, for nostalgia's sake, take a photo of each room |
Stand out from the crowd. |
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Don't spend lots of time with couples who criticise each other. |
Never squat with your spurs on.
الجلوس بقرفصه والجلوس بدون تخطيط |
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Read biographies of successful men and women. |
Remember, it's not your job to get people to like you, it's your job to like people. |
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Spend time with lucky people. |
Remember that everyone has bad days. |
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Question your prejudices. |
شكك في تحيزاتك |
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Exercise vigorously. |
تمرن بقوة |
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Marry someone who loves music. |
Take your family to a dude ranch for a vacation. dude ranch مزرعة المتأنق |
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Watch what you eat at cocktail parties. Each hors d'oeuvre has about one hundred calories. |
Remember that true happiness comes from virtuous living. |
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Don't obligate yourself to a home mortgage larger that three times your family's annual incomeلا تلزم نفسك برهن عقاري أكبر من الدخل السنوي لعائلتك بثلاثة أضعاف |
Work diligently .العمل بجد |
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if you can't do the time, don't do the crime |
Do not misbehave if you are unprepared or unwilling to accept the punishment. |
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Desperation is the raw material of drastic change.Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believedin can hope to escape.—WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS |
اليأس هو المادة الخام للتغيير الجذري.فقط أولئك الذين يستطيعون ترك كل ما آمنوا به وراءهميمكن أن يأمل في الهروب.—ويليام س. بوروز |
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On the one hand, we all want to be happy. On theother hand, we all know the things that make us happy. I do those things. Why? Simple. I are too clever. Too wise trying to be happy. —Nawal |
On the one hand, we all want to be happy. On theother hand, we all know the things that make us happy. But we don’tdo those things. Why? Simple. We are too busy. Too busy doing what?Too busy trying to be happy. —MATTHEW KELLY |
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Whatever it is that you write, putting words on thepage is a form of therapy that doesn’t cost a dime. —DIANA RAAB |
Ideas can come from anywhere and at any time. Theproblem with making mental notes is that the ink fades veryrapidly.—ROLF SMITH |
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"Tell me what you eat and I shall tell youwhat you are |
"Tell me what you eat and I shall tell youwhat you are |
