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A house divided against itself cannot stand
Meaning of “A house divided against itself cannot stand“:
- If the members of a group fight each other, the group will disintegrate.
A house divided against itself cannot stand
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A friend in need is a friend in deed
Meaning of “A friend in need is a friend in deed“:
- It means a friend who helps you in the time you are in need of help is a true friend. It means that if your friend is a true friend then they will come to you for help.
Usage of “A friend in need is a friend in deed“:
- A friend in need is a friend in Deed for fun-filled pal Stamper. (This is Nottingham – Apr 4, 2012).
- Pakistan: Should a Friend in Need Be a Friend in Deed? (Time Magazine – Friday, July 23, 1965).
-They say a friend in need is a friend indeed. However, such cases are more the exception than norm in the Hindi film industry. One such we can tell you is … (Times of India – April 26, 2012).
- A friend in need is a friend indeed. That is a saying that Lori Laumbach takes to heart. Laumbach, a Sherwood Park resident and … (Sherwood Park News – April 28, 2012).
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Idiom: A foregone conclusion
Meaning of “A foregone conclusion“:
- A decision made before the evidence for it is known. An end or a result regarded as inevitable.
Usage of “A foregone conclusion“:
- Many people assume that the success of D-Day was a foregone conclusion, yet a number of factors could have brought disaster. The weather was critical. (Telegraph.co.uk – April 30, 2012).
- After a decade of advancing in the playoffs, this one seemed like a foregone conclusion. The Knicks would certainly dust off the upstart Raptors, right? (SB Nation – April 30, 2012).
- That’s because before the Rose injury, it was basically a foregone conclusion that the Bulls and the Miami Heat would meet in the Eastern Conference finals. (Bleacher Report – April 30, 2012).
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Idiom: A foot in the door
Meaning of “A foot in the door“:
- An introduction or way in to something, made in order that progress may be made later. To get one’s foot in the door means to to complete the first step in a process or to have an opportunity.
Usage of “A foot in the door“:
- As Sheryl Sandberg famously said, “Don’t leave before you leave.” But Cara France would add, “Once you’ve left, keep a foot in the door.” (Forbes – Apr 20, 2012).
- “Certainly, when you have a high-profile player like that on a tour and people know that they went to Oklahoma State, that’s a foot in the door. (Tahlequah Daily Press – April 27, 2012).
- “Payroll deduction of union dues provides Big Labor a ‘foot in the door’ to force compulsory unionism on all of Louisiana’s government employees,” he wrote. (The Pelican Post – April 25, 2012).
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