When the cat is away, the mice will play. Literal: Without a cat mice feel free. Безму́кинетнау́ки. Adversity is a good teacher. Literal: Without torture no science. Безотдыхаиконьнескачет. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy...
In its long association with humans, cats have sadly borne the brunt of a number of cruel sports. The sport of tip-cat, where a cat was put in a tree or up a pole and marksmen tried to guess which way it would jump so that they could shoot it, gave us "see which way the cat...
that important. Perhaps this is why the myth about their blindness arose. It also may have something to do with the fact that bats, the world's only flying mammals, have long been viewed by humans as both fascinating and repulsive -- qualities that have led to many myths about the ...
It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister,to do nothing which I cannot do with my whole heart.Having said this, I have said all.- Ralph Waldo Emerson "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone,"it means just what I choose it to mean - neithe...
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This Finnish saying means the same as “The pot calling the kettle black”. The proverb describes a situation in which both parties are equally responsible but one is trying their best to be innocent. #10 There are many means, said granny when she was wiping the table with the cat. ...
Bring on the sun. Bright as a full moon. Broad daylight. Brought down to earth. Brown as a berry. Busy as a bee. Buy the farm. Slogans, Sayings, Quips, One-Liners, Signs, Bumper Stickers For Gardeners Caked with mud. Can't tell his ass from a hole in the ground. ...
Literal:Even a cat appreciates kind words. Доверя́й, нопроверя́й.Words are the wise man's counters and the fool's money. Literal:Trust, but verify. Долгплатежо́м кра́сен.One good turn deserves another. ...
We all live with the objective of being happy;our lives are all different and yet the same.- Anne Frank We may have all come on different ships,but we're in the same boat now.- Martin Luther King, Jr. Could we change our attitude,we should not only see life differently,but life it...