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A man, o r wo man, o f me ans is we althy.
A man o f p arts is a p e rso n who is tale nte d in a numb e r o f d iffe re nt are as o r ways.
A we ak p e rso n that can e asily b e b e ate n o f chang e d is a man o f straw.
A man o f the clo th is a p rie st.
Man o n the Clap ham o mnib us
(UK) The man o n the Clap ham o mnib us is the o rd inary p e rso n in the stre e t.
Man p ro p o se s, G o d d isp o se s
Yo ur fate lie s in the hand s o f G o d .
Whe n p e o p le re fe r to the man up stairs, the y are re fe rring to G o d .
This is an id io matic te rm fo r d o g s.
A man's man is a man who d o e s thing s e njo ye d b y me n and is re sp e cte d b y o the r me n.
The re 's many a slip twixt cup and lip me ans that many thing s can g o wro ng b e fo re so me thing is achie ve d .
This id io m me ans that whe n e ve ryo ne g e ts invo lve d in so me thing , the wo rk g e ts d o ne q uickly.
This e xp re ssio n is use d to wish so me o ne a hap p y b irthd ay.
A ve ry lo ng time ag o .
March to the b e at o f yo ur o wn d rum
If p e o p le march to the b e at o f the ir o wn d rum, the y d o thing s the way the y want witho ut taking o the r p e o p le into co nsid e ratio n.
Mark my wo rd s is an e xp re ssio n use d to le nd an air o f se rio usne ss to what the sp e ake r is ab o ut to say whe n talking ab o ut the
future . Yo u o fte n he ar d runks say it b e fo re the y d e live r so me p articularly sp urio us no nse nse .
If yo u mark so me o ne 's card , yo u co rre ct the m in a fo rce ful and p ro mp t manne r whe n the y say so me thing wro ng .
A marke d man is a p e rso n who is b e ing targ e te d b y p e o p le who want to d o the m harm o r cause the m tro ub le .
A marriag e o f co nve nie nce is a marriag e o r co mmitme nt mad e fo r financial, so cial o r o the r b e ne fit rathe r than lo ve , affe ctio n, e tc.
If so me thing is a matte r o f life and d e ath, it is e xtre me ly imp o rtant.
Whe n o ne p e rso n in a re latio nship is a lo t o ld e r than the o the r, it is a May-De ce mb e r ro mance ('May-De ce mb e r lo ve affair' is also
use d ).
A me aly-mo uthe d p e rso n d o e sn't say what the y me an cle arly.
If so me thing is me at and d rink to yo u, yo u e njo y it and are naturally g o o d at it, tho ug h many find it d ifficult.
The me at and p o tato e s is the mo st imp o rtant p art o f so me thing . A me at and p o tato e s p e rso n is so me o ne who p re fe rs p lain
thing s to fancy o ne s.
If yo u me e t so me o ne halfway, yo u acce p t so me o f the ir id e as and make co nce ssio ns.
If so me thing d o e sn't me e t yo ur e xp e ctatio ns, it me ans that it wasn't as g o o d as yo u had tho ug ht it was g o ing to b e ; a
d isap p o intme nt.
If so me o ne has g o ne to me e t the ir Make r, the y have d ie d .
If yo u me e t yo ur match, yo u me e t a p e rso n who is at le ast as g o o d if no t b e tte r than yo u are at so me thing .
The re was a b attle in Wate rlo o , in p re se nt-d ay Be lg ium o n June 18th, 1815, which Nap o le o n lo st. If so me o ne has " me t the ir
Wate rlo o " , it me ans the y have b e e n d e fe ate d o r me t the ir d e ath.
If ne g o tiatio ns b e twe e n co untrie s o r p artie s are he ld thro ug h p re ss re le ase s and anno unce me nts, this is me g ap ho ne d ip lo macy,
aiming to fo rce the o the r p arty into ad o p ting a d e sire d p o sitio n.
If so me thing me lts yo ur he art, it affe cts yo u e mo tio nally and yo u canno t co ntro l the fe e ling .
A me lting p o t is a p lace whe re p e o p le fro m many e thnicitie s and natio nalitie s live to g e the r.
If so me b o d y can't re tain thing s fo r lo ng in his o r he r me mo ry and q uickly fo rg e ts, he o r she has a me mo ry like a sie ve . A sie ve
has lo ts o f tiny ho le s in it to le t liq uid s o ut while ke e p ing the so lid s insid e .
'An e le p hant ne ve r fo rg e ts' is a saying , so if a p e rso n has a me mo ry like an e le p hant, he o r she has a ve ry g o o d me mo ry ind e e d .
Whe n p e o p le me nd fe nce s, the y try to imp ro ve o r re sto re re latio ns that have b e e n d amag e d b y d isp ute s o r arg ume nts.
Me ss with a b ull, yo u g e t the ho rns
If yo u d o so me thing stup id o r d ang e ro us, yo u can g e t hurt.
If the re 's me tho d in so me o ne 's mad ne ss, the y d o thing s in a strang e and uno rtho d o x way, b ut manag e to g e t re sults.
Whe n the re is a d e ad lo ck in strate g y and ne ithe r sid e can d o anything that will e nsure victo ry, it's a Me xican stand o ff.
If so me thing is Micke y Mo use , it is inte lle ctually trivial o r no t o f a ve ry hig h stand ard .
If so me o ne has the Mid as to uch, the y make a lo t o f mo ne y o ut o f any sche me the y try.
If so me o ne says that he /she is in the mid d le o f no whe re , he /she me ans that he /she is no t sure whe re he /she is.
This me ans with all yo ur e ffo rt and stre ng th. As he faile d in the p re vio us e xam,the stud e nt trie d mig ht and main to p ass the ne xt
o ne .
Mig hty o aks fro m little aco rns g ro w
Big o r g re at thing s start ve ry small.
To d o so me thing ve ry q uickly. Fo r e xamp le : He was talking a mile a minute .
A milk run is a sho rt trip , sto p p ing in a numb e r o f p lace s.
A millsto ne aro und yo ur ne ck is a p ro b le m that p re ve nts yo u fro m d o ing what yo u want to d o .
If p e o p le mince wo rd s, o r mince the ir wo rd s, the y d o n't say what the y re ally me an cle arly.
This id io m is use d whe n so me o ne use s the ir willp o we r to rise ab o ve ad ve rsity.
Mind the g ap is an instructio n use d o n the Und e rg ro und in the UK to warn p asse ng e rs to b e care ful whe n le aving the tub e o r train
as the re is q uite a d istance b e twe e n the train and the p latfo rm.
(USA) This id io m me ans that p e o p le sho uld mind the ir o wn b usine ss and no t inte rfe re in o the r p e o p le 's affairs.
If yo u are care ful ab o ut the way yo u b e have and are p o lite , yo u mind Yo ur P's and Q 's.
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