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  2. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    Another is a legal term, referring to the indefinite postponing of a case, "until Elijah comes". Hindi - The common phrases are (1) सूरज पश्चिम से उगा है ("sun has risen from the west") and (2) बिन मौसम की बरसात ("when it rains when it's not the season to rain"). The second one is ...

  3. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes we are the student. Sometimes we are the master. And sometimes we are merely the lesson – Jacalyn Smith; Spare the rod and spoil the child; Speak as you find; Speak of the devil and he shall/is sure/will appear; Speak softly and carry a big stick; Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me

  4. Yes and no - Wikipedia

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    I would not here note by the way that Tyndale here translateth no for nay, for it is but a trifle and mistaking of the Englishe worde : saving that ye shoulde see that he whych in two so plain Englishe wordes, and so common as in naye and no can not tell when he should take the one and when the tother, is not for translating into Englishe a man ...

  5. These are the movie quotes everyone gets wrong - AOL

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    You might be surprised by how many popular movie quotes you're remembering just a bit wrong. 'The Wizard of Oz' Though most people say 'Looks like we're not in Kansas anymore,' or 'Toto, I don't think

  6. Emigrating seems like the dream. Why expats say living ... - AOL

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    “I’m not sure if we’ll stay in the U.K. permanently,” Barnes, who wants her daughter to have more family time, says. “I end up doing a lot of FaceTime with my family to make sure she ...

  7. Yes–no question - Wikipedia

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    "We accept Mastercard and Visa." – The respondent not only took the question to be the indirect speech act but also assumed that the question was not a yes–no question, despite its form and so did not provide a yes–no answer at all. Another part of the same study was the question "Do you have a price on a fifth of Jim Beam?"

  8. Marie Osmond Breaks Silence on Brother Wayne's Death ... - AOL

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    His death "left another giant hole in my heart," she said, before going on to praise his "long and successful career." Related: The Osmonds Singer Wayne Osmond — Brother of Donny and Marie ...

  9. List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    Phrased another way, after a long and/or unlikely streak of independently random events, the probability of the next event is not influenced by the preceding events. Humans often feel that the underrepresented outcome is more likely, as if it is due to happen. Such thinking may be attributed to the mistaken belief that gambling, or even chance ...