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Examples:If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible—get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result—replacement guaranteed if not genuine—If one is industrious, one will not be in want. [idiom.]—lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices—Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound succeed eventually.—believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.—if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus [idiom.]—Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. [idiom.]— |