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Mary new idioms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| wash your dirty linen in public | People who wash their dirty linen in public discuss, or allow to be discussed in public, matters that should be kept private. |
| eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die | Life is short, so you should enjoy it while you can |
| empty vessels make the most noise | Those with the least wisdom or knowledge are always the most talkative |
| faint heart never won fair lady | timidity will prevent you from achieving your objective |
| good things come in small packages | said to emphasize that something does not need to be big in order to be good |
| great minds think alike | said when two people have the same opinion or make the same choice |
| in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king | said about a difficult situation in which someone with only a few skills is in a better position and more successful than those people who have none |
| it ain't over till the fat lady sings | there is still time for a situation to change |
| the early bird catches the worm | someone will have an advantage if they do something immediately, or before other people do it |
| no news is good news | it is likely that nothing bad has happened |