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Brick and mortar companies are traditional companies in comparison to the newly coming online companies.
They’re looking for someone who can write lyrics that fascinate people.
People stir the political pot in order to disturb the peace, raise disputes and cause unrest.
People who take a foxhole approach to things are people who take things seriously.
To learn a lesson the hard way means we learn it through experience, the bitterer the experience the better.
In short, people who are all hat and no cattle are not as good as they say they are.
A fighting chance feels bigger and more real. If the chance is too small, you tend to leave everything to luck and won’t even care to fight.
Keep them on side? Keep them on your side, that is. Keep them happy so that they'll stay on your side.
Something that appears in sheep's skin may turn out to be a wolf in disguise. In other words, don't be fooled by appearances.
To tell someone to “hold their horses” is for them to hold on, be patient and wait for a while.
When people send shots across the bow of other people, they mean to warn them to stop doing what they do or face serious consequences.
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