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An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind (Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948), leader of the Indian independence movement) An Englishman's home is his castle/A man's home is his castle; Another day, another dollar; Another happy landing; An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; Any port in a storm
to which the response given would be something like, "Yeah right, and cows fly". Other variations slightly fallen into disuse include cuando las ranas crien pelo ("when frogs grow hair") and cuando San Juan agache el dedo ("when Saint John bends his finger"). The latter is a reference to the common depiction of St. John with one or two extended ...
Image of man making the "eyelid pull" hand gesture, published by Di Jorio in 1832 in Naples, Italy. The eyelid pull is a gesture in which the finger is used to pull one lower eyelid further down, exposing more of the eyeball. This gesture has different meanings in different cultures, but in many cultures, particularly in the Mediterranean ...
An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
Jalen Hurts says the right middle finger on his throwing hand simply “popped out.” The gruesome injury to the Eagles quarterback was bad enough. Another loss that sent the Eagles to a 1-5 ...
Hand heart is a recent pop culture symbol meaning love. The hands form the shape of a heart. Jazz hands. Jazz hands are used in dance or other performances by displaying the palms of both hands with fingers splayed. The Kung fu salute (武术抱拳礼) is a formal demonstration of respect between martial arts practitioners in which the right ...
Jeremy Renner has an optimistic outlook on his serious injuries following his New Year's Day snowplow accident. The 52-year-old Hawkeye star was a guest on Monday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live ...
Amazon Prime Video sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung explained that what popped out when Winston hit the ground was the battery for the communication device in his helmet. She said that Winston ...