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Brewer's: Ears to ear Bible
(The). (1810.) “Who hath ears to ear, let him hear.” (Matt. xiii. 43.) (See Bible.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894EaringEars A B C D E F G H I J…Brewer's: Harm
Harm set, harm get. Those who lay traps for others get caught themselves. Haman was hanged on his own gallows. Our Lord says, “They that take the sword shall perish with the sword” (Matt.…2000-01 NFL Playoff Game Summaries Wild Card Round
Dolphins, 23-17 (OT) Indianapolis (10-6) 3 11 0 3 0— 17 Miami (11-5) 0 0 7 10 6— 23 Date—Dec. 30. Att—73,193. Time—3:09. 1st Quarter: IND—Mike Vanderjagt…1988 Olympics
SeoulTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldBoxingGymnasticsSwimmingTennisTeam SportsArcheryCanoeingCyclingEquestrianFencingJudoGymnasticsModern…Brewer's: Bushel
To measure other people's corn by one's own bushel. To make oneself the standard of right and wrong; to appraise everything as it accords or disagrees with one's own habits of thought and…Brewer's: By-and-by
now means a little time hence, but when the Bible was translated it meant instantly. “When persecution ariseth ... by-and-by he is offended” (Matt. xiii. 21); rendered in Mark iv. 17 by…Brewer's: Cleave
Either to stick to or to part from. A man “shall cleave to his wife” (Matt. xix. 5). As one that “cleaveth wood” (Psalm cxli. 7). The former is the Anglo-Saxon clíf-an, to stick to, and…Brewer's: No Man is a Hero to his own Valet
Montaigne (1533-1592) said: “Peu d'hommes ont esté admirés par leurs domestiques.” Mad. Cornuel (who died 1694) wrote to the same effect: “Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet de…Brewer's: Sun and Moon
Falling By the old heralds the arms of royal houses were not emblazoned by colours, but by sun, moon, and stars. Thus, instead of or (gold), a royal coat has the sun; instead of argent (…Brewer's: Ut
Saxon out, as Utoxeter, in Staffordshire; Utrecht, in Holland; “outer camp town”; the “out passage,” so called by Clotaire because it was the grand passage over or out of the Rhine before…Trending
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