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  2. Perfect is the enemy of good - Wikipedia

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    Perfect is the enemy of good is an aphorism that means insistence on perfection often prevents implementation of good improvements. Achieving absolute perfection may be impossible; one should not let the struggle for perfection stand in the way of appreciating or executing on something that is imperfect but still of value.

  3. Old-School Slang Words That Really Deserve a Comeback

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    Of course, some slang terms are better than others, even if they didn't remain in the public vernacular. So we decided to dig up some of our favorite vintage slang words and phrases that, we think ...

  4. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Better safe than sorry; Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven (John Milton, in Paradise Lost) [8] Be yourself; Better the Devil you know (than the Devil you do not) Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all; Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness; Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to ...

  5. 35 Common Toxic Positivity Phrases To Stop Using—Plus ... - AOL

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    16. "Good vibes only." This one is popular—and it's not a good thing. "We can’t just ignore other vibes or feelings," Elbalghiti-Williams stresses. "It’s important to feel all of our ...

  6. Schadenfreude - Wikipedia

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    Schadenfreude (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː d ən f r ɔɪ d ə /; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ⓘ; lit. Tooltip literal translation "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another.

  7. Pleonasm - Wikipedia

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    This usage amounts to the treatment of "bigger than Y" as a single grammatical unit, namely an adjective itself admitting of degrees, such that "X is more bigger than Y" is equivalent to "X is more bigger-than-Y than Z is."[alternatively, "X is bigger than Y more than Z is."] Another common way to express this is: "X is even bigger than Z."

  8. ‘Good Burger 2’ Review: Sloppy Sequel to Late-’90s ...

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    Even by sequel logic, that setup doesn’t make a lick of sense, but at least it’s swift. More from Variety ... it ought to come out tasting a lot better thanGood Burger 2.” ...

  9. Even Better Than the Disco Thing - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] The title is a pun on the Even Better Than the Real Thing series of charity CDs recorded in previous years on D'Arcy's show, but temporarily discontinued after the third edition in 2005. [4] They themselves are a reference to the U2 song "Even Better Than the Real Thing". Funds raised were donated to the National Children's Hospital and ...