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tar with the same brush (to characterize (someone or something) using the same undesirable attribute, especially unjustly) verb | |
the road to hell is paved with good intentions (well-intended acts can lead to disasters) phrase [UK: ðə rəʊd tuː hel ɪz peɪvd wɪð ɡʊd ɪn.ˈten.ʃn̩z] [US: ðə roʊd ˈtuː ˈhel ˈɪz ˈpeɪvd wɪθ ˈɡʊd ˌɪn.ˈten.tʃn̩z] | el camino al infierno está empedrado de buenas intencionesphrase |
the streets are paved with gold (place where it is easy to live well) phrase | |
to do with (relate or relevant to) preposition | : tener algo que ver conpreposition tener que ver conpreposition |
what does that have to do with the price of tea in China (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) phrase | manzanas traigophrase |
wherewithal (the ability and means to accomplish some task) noun [UK: ˈweə.wɪ.ðɔːl] [US: ˈwer.wə.ˌðɒl] | mediosnoun |
you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar (It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity) phrase | |
you kiss your mother with that mouth (rhetorical question used to indicate that the other person's speech has become too obscene or vulgar) phrase | con esa boca comes panphrase |