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Examples:it will cause no end of trouble (idiom); nip the problem in the bud—live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off—lit. comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain [idiom.]—grasp sth. in the hand and beat it—lit. easy dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies—the eye cannot take it all in (idiom); too many good things see—be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek—lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows ina tree—(fig.) half-finished job that is difficult complete because it was not done properly in the first instance—lit. have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis—perfect in structure, but not much of it—vague and with nothing in it—lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows ina tree to shade you—fig. it is hard get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations—the state of moisture in the soil (and whether it can support a crop)—Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan), ceased exist in 2001 when it was merged with another ministry—no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens [idiom.]—say sth. without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek—lit. throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea [idiom.]—If the basin is square, the water in it will also be square. [idiom.]— |