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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.Rate it:

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legend in one's own lifetimeOne who achieves great fame while alive.Rate it:

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fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on meThis phrase is said in response when someone tries to convince someone to do something again that they have done before that did not work out to their advantage.Rate it:

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once moreAgain, a further time, once again.Rate it:

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at onceAt the same time; simultaneously; together.Rate it:

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even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a whileBeing right once doesn't prove anythingRate it:

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happens once in a blue moonAn astronomical event which occurs quite infrequently and observable from the earth.Rate it:

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Once in a Blue MoonVery seldom, scarcely, not very often, hardly everRate it:

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for onceFor the first time, after many instances to the contrary; in a rare exception to the rule; as an exception to the usual.Rate it:

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measure twice and cut once(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasnRate it:

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once you go black, you never go backAn expression assuming that once a person of another race gets in a sexual relationship with a black person they won't return to their own race.Rate it:

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measure twice, cut onceAlternative form of measure twice and cut once.Rate it:

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all at onceUnexpectedly; without warning; all of a sudden.Rate it:

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all at onceAll at the same time; all together.Rate it:

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at onceImmediately; now; right away.Rate it:

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don't zig when you should zag, once you find true love.Make the right steps and not the wrong ones when you have someone who loves you and/or you are in a relationship, in order to keep love and not lose it.Rate it:

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for once in my lifeSomething has happened that has never happened before,Rate it:

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going once, going twice, soldSaid before closing the bidding for a particular item in an auction.Rate it:

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meterse en camisa de once varasPoca conveniencia de complicarse la vida innecesariamente.Rate it:

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once againAgain.Rate it:

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once and for allFinally, permanently, conclusively.Rate it:

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once bitten, twice shyOne is cautious in the future if one has been hurt in the past.Rate it:

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once in a blue moonVery rarely; very infrequently.Rate it:

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once in a whileOccasionally; sometimes.Rate it:

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once moreUsed other than as an idiom: see once, more.Rate it:

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once or twiceA small, indefinite number of times.Rate it:

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once the toothpaste is out of the tube!Once the story is revealed, once the truth in the matter is revealed, the result is nothing can be reversed, the exposure is cast in stone.Rate it:

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dwell uponAlternative form of dwell onRate it:

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look uponTo gaze at something; to look on.Rate it:

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bring uponTo cause to befall.Rate it:

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hit uponTo address.Rate it:

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reflect uponTo reflect on.Rate it:

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stumble uponTo discover or find something by accident.Rate it:

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look down uponAlternative form of look down onRate it:

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fall uponTo fall on; to experience; to suffer.Rate it:

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come uponTo befall; to affect; to happen to.Rate it:

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hit uponTo think of; to invent; to realize.Rate it:

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prevail uponTo convince; to persuade.Rate it:

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reckon uponTo plan upon; to expect.Rate it:

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stumble uponTo meet somebody by chance.Rate it:

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take uponTo take charge of an item of business, or an obligation, as a personal initiative.Rate it:

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come uponto discover or find, especially by chance or accident.Rate it:

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call uponAlternative form of call on.Rate it:

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act uponTo take action on the basis of information received or deduced.Rate it:

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base uponTo base on.Rate it:

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bear in uponInduce somebody to realize something, to impress a realization upon a person, usually in a gradual way.Rate it:

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bear uponTo influence, have an effect upon.Rate it:

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bear uponTo be relevant to.Rate it:

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blow uponTo defame, discredit; make someone the subject of a scandal.Rate it:

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