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Is there any idiom or proverb discouraging knowledge?

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English idiom or proverb equivalent for "if everybody is doing it, I will also do it"

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What method of counting puts Twelfth Night on January 6th?

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Is there an adage in English for "realizing you are not the biggest"?

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Is there a set phrase for being polite to a person only when they are present?

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Are there English equivalents to a Japanese old saying, “Be the mouth of cock rather than remaining as the tail of ox”?

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Are there any English sayings equivalent to the Japanese proverb, “Go to bed early and wait for the good news”?

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What does 'a death by thousand cuts' mean? [closed]

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What does Théoden’s quote “Oft evil will shall evil mar” in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings mean?

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Meaning of "medicine bringeth double care when the malady is past cure"

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In my native language, we have this obscene saying - don't take a dump in the barrel of honey

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Is there English proverb equivalent to Japanese and Korean one, “The ground becomes solid after a heavy rain”?

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Proverb: If Something is Managed By Many, Things Are Missed

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What's the equal and opposite proverb of "Variety is the spice of life"?

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What's the difference between a proverb and an idiom? [closed]

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Are there English figurative expressions equivalent to Japanese idiom 馬耳東風 meaning a person who doesn’t listen to other’s advice?

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Is there English proverb or saying equivalent to Chinese / Japanese common proverb 李下に冠を正さず- Don’t touch (redress) your coronet under the plum tree?

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Idiom for the effect that money from funding is easier to spend, as opposed to one's own savings

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Words are not sparrows; once they have flown they cannot be recaptured

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What is the meaning of "Many a mickle makes a muckle"?

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