You can achieve much more by being patient, than is possible by rushing around in a hurry. The underlying idea is that it is better to do things well the first time, rather than rush through and have to fix mistakes later.

Scared shitless. Really, really scared. If you’ve never seen it, you can imagine how big the eyes of a cow get when it is straining to shit.

If a person holds people to high standards, he/she must be willing to live up to those same standards. This is especially true if the person is vocal about his opinion of others. Everyone else will begin to look for his/her faults and the moment that something is uncovered, the person’s credibility is destroyed.

With friends like that who needs enemies?. Implies that the relationship with one’s friends is untrustworthy.

Business is business. Even though we are best friends, you still need to pay me for what you want.

Scared out of his mind. Imagine how the cow must feel when it realizes it is going over a cliff!

Hopping mad, Mad as a hatter. Really pissed off about something.

The person can never be pleased.

This phrase means that a person is using or doing something that another person sees but cannot do. For example, two people are kissing each other and another person sees them but is without his/ is her partner and can’t kiss anyone so he uses this phrase. It means since I can’t do this don’t […]

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.