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opinions are like noses, everyone has one
/əˈpɪnjənz ɑːr laɪk ˈnoʊzɪz, ˈɛvriˌwʌn hæz wʌn/
Example:
He keeps telling me how to run my business, but opinions are like noses, everyone has one.
a man convinced against his will, is of the same opinion still
/ə mæn kənˈvɪnst əˈɡɛnst hɪz wɪl, ɪz əv ðə seɪm əˈpɪnjən stɪl/
Example:
You can force him to sign the contract, but a man convinced against his will, is of the same opinion still.
there are two sides to every coin
/ðɛr ɑːr tuː saɪdz tuː ˈɛvri kɔɪn/
Example:
I know you're angry with him, but there are two sides to every coin.
to the pure all things are pure
/tu ðə pjʊr ɔːl θɪŋz ɑːr pjʊr/
Example:
She couldn't believe he was lying to her, but then again, to the pure all things are pure.
the wish is father to the thought
/ðə wɪʃ ɪz ˈfɑːðər tu ðə θɔːt/
Example:
He thinks the economy will recover by next month, but I'm afraid the wish is father to the thought.
man is the measure of all things
/mæn ɪz ðə ˈmɛʒər əv ɔːl θɪŋz/
Example:
Protagoras famously stated that 'man is the measure of all things,' emphasizing subjective human experience.
lookers-on see most of the game
/ˈlʊk.ərz ɒn siː moʊst əv ðə ɡeɪm/
Example:
I know you're stressed about the project, but remember that lookers-on see most of the game; maybe you should ask for an outside opinion.
standers-by see more than gamesters
/ˈstændərz baɪ siː mɔːr ðæn ˈɡeɪmstərz/
Example:
I know you're stressed about the project, but remember that standers-by see more than gamesters; maybe you should ask for an outside opinion.
/ˈsiː.ɪŋ ɪz bɪˈliː.vɪŋ/
Example:
I never thought he could jump that high, but seeing is believing.
absence is the mother of disillusion
/ˈæb.səns ɪz ðə ˈmʌð.ər əv ˌdɪs.ɪˈluː.ʒən/
Example:
I used to miss my old job, but after a year away, I realized how toxic it was; I guess absence is the mother of disillusion.