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common idioms and proverbs
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| 100. |
17 Dec 2006 Sun 02:16 pm |
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Quote: two heads are better than one
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Bir elin nesi var, iki elin sesi var.
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| 101. |
17 Dec 2006 Sun 02:17 pm |
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Quoting robyn  : two heads are better than one |
Birlikten kuvvet doğar
Well maybe.
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| 102. |
17 Dec 2006 Sun 02:24 pm |
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Gezen tilki oturan aslandan iyidir: A strolling fox is better than a lying lion. (I think the lying lion all day long must be a he lion.)
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17 Dec 2006 Sun 03:21 pm |
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We have an expression we use when someone starts showing strange behaviour (being irritated without any reason for example):
"It must be the leaves falling" or "It must be the leaves sprouting".
(and when that person shows that kind of behaviour in winter or in summer there must be another reason )
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| 104. |
17 Dec 2006 Sun 04:24 pm |
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Quoting robyn : two heads are better than one |
Bir elin nesi var iki elin sesi var
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| 105. |
18 Dec 2006 Mon 10:51 am |
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Quoting robyn : if you want to know a person look at those who surround them |
we have it in Romanian as "those who match gather together"
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18 Dec 2006 Mon 11:44 am |
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I have just come across a Chineese proverb:
"for a soul craving for pleasures, happiness is not possible yet, whereas for a happy soul, pleasures are no longer necessary"
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