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Sayings
'Bob's your uncle' --It is added to the end of sentences a bit like and that's it!
Origin of Bob's your Uncle
Bob's your Uncle is a way of saying you're all set or you've got it made. It's a catch phrase dating back to 1887, when British Prime Minister Robert Cecil (a.k.a. Lord Salisbury) decided to appoint a certain Arthur Balfour to the prestigious and sensitive post of Chief Secretary for Ireland.
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Proverbs
'Every cloud has a silver lining'--There's always something good in bad times.
'A stitch in time saves nine'--Act early and you can save a lot of time.
'Nothing ventured nothing gained'--You have to try or you won't get anything.
'Out of the frying pan into the fire'--From one problem to another.
'One man's meat is another man's poison&

Food Superstitions
When finished eating a boiled egg, push the spoon through the bottom of the empty shell to let the devil out
In Yorkshire, housewives used to believe that bread would not rise if there was a corpse (dead body) in the vicinity, and to cut off both ends of the loaf would make the Devil fly over the house!
Animal Superstitions
Animals feature a lot in our superstitions as they do in superstitions around the world.
One ancient British superstition ho

Good Luck
1.Lucky to meet a black cat. Black Cats are featured on many good luck greetings cards and birthday cards in England.
2.Lucky to touch wood .
3.Lucky to find a clover plant with four leaves.
4.A horseshoe over the door brings good luck. But the horse shoe needs to be the right way up. The luck runs out of the horse shoe if it is upside down.
5.On the first day of the month it is lucky to say white rabbits, white rabbits white rabbits, before uttering your first word

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There is a caveat between the right and the wrong in people's lives. People
living in this complicated post modern society must or will look after their
social status adhering to the rung of the hierarchical ladder. Therefore,
they quite care about how they are looked upon among collleagues,
neighbours, friends and next of kin. As a result, they could not lead their
paths to lives they really dream of. For instance, in my case I would like
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Riches serve a wise man but commanda foolSpare when you are young, and spend when you are oldThe best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr, Quiet and Dr. Merryman.It is hard to see the forest for the trees.He is wise that knows he is well enoughGenius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent of perspirationNothing is impossible to a willing heartThe early bird catches the wormAppearances are deceitfulA good beginning makes a good

concentric circles 同心圆Discretion suggests prudence coupled with wise self-restraint, as in resisting the impulse to take rash action: Discretion指带有明智的自我节制的谨慎，如能抑制采取莽撞行动的冲动：luminous with sweat, they gnashed at their last sandwiches. No hassle at all, completely unsecured. HASSLE争辩
There are no hidden costs or fees.
Worried that your credit is less than perfect? Not an issue.be in the hot water出于困境中test the waters尝

status quo现状to maintain the status quo维持现状de facto实际的，事实上的：de facto segregation.事实上的隔离;a de facto government.事实政府dweller居住者; 居民desultory随意的；无条理的；不连贯的；杂乱的
The careful study of a few books is better than the desultory reading of many.
精心研究几部书胜过随意地读许多书。The topic is desultory about gays andlesbians.断断续续地谈了一些有关同性恋的话题。disperse使四下散开；驱散The police dispersed the crowd.警察

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