To grab the bull by the horns. To face a problem head on instead of ignoring it or letting it run out of control.

Take the horse by the reigns. A reminder that it is better to be in control of a situation rather than have it control you.

Bend over, here it comes again. If you thought the first time was bad, get used to it, because you’re about to get it again.

When a person gives charity, but only because he/she expects something in return, then it is really not charity.

Get it over with quickly. Advice to confront a difficult situation, rather than postponing the inevitable.

To have something good and exchange it for something worth less, come out on the losing end of an exchange.

If one does not pay attention, then control of the situation could be lost. For example, control of one’s destiny will be driven by outside factors. It is better to remain involved and control one’s own outcomes.

Good things come to those who wait. A soft reprimand that a person needs to be patient, and that by doing so the resolution of the situation will arrive.

To wipe out. To fall down.

To each his own. Each person has his own way living, and for as strange as it may seem, everyone else should respect it.

To each his own, Different strokes for different folks. Means that a person’s actions or thoughts may not seem reasonable to someone else but that one must respect the person’s independence.

To each his own. Each person has his own way living, and for as strange as it may seem, everyone else should respect it.

The idea that someone who wants to achieve a specific goal or objective generally does because they focus all of their efforts on that goal.

A person takes a more than proportionate share for themselves when given the chance. A person is in it for himself or looking out for Number 1.

Each person knows where his/her own faults are.

This phrase means that each person knows his own weaknesses and faults.

Each person’s opinion of something depends on how well or poorly they did. For example, one merchant might think that the economy is really bad, but the other, who sells a lot, thinks that the economy is growing strongly.

To each his own, Different strokes for different folks. Everybody is different. Each person has unique preferences, tastes and needs.

1. Attempt to solve an insolvable situation, 2. To waste time looking for something that does not exist.

Start from scratch, Let bygones be bygones, Wipe the slate clean. To forget about everything bad in the past, and to start fresh.

Practice what you preach. A person that lives a healthy life preaches simply by his acts. In other words if the person is a good example to others, there is no need to go out and talk about it, others will see how he lives.

By having fulfilled a need, a person enters a period of happiness.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. You will never achieve your objective if you don’t take steps towards it.

Means that someone is attracted by the size or quantity of something and ignores the quality or ability to function.

God helps those who help themselves. A person that works to overcome his own problems will be helped along by God. This implies that a person that sits around and waits for solutions to be handed to them by others, will not be in God’s good graces.

This is a goofy phrase used when someone stumbles, but there was nothing in their way or on the ground to cause their stumble. They just stumbled for no reason.

Comment made when you see a hot chick, in reference to her body.

Wipe the slate clean, To put an end to an argument or feud and to begin a new stage in the relationship, to start anew.

Always be sure to keep something to yourself. It is better to be reserved in one’s personal affairs.

To be everywhere, all over the place