damned if I you they do, damned if I you don't Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
damned if you do and damned if you don't
you are blamed if you do it and blamed if you do not, between the devil..., can't have it both ways "If you offer to help, he refuses; if you don't offer, he complains. You're damned if you do, and damned if you don't."
don't borrow trouble
"do not invite their trouble; we have enough trouble" "When I said I was going to help my neighbor get a divorce, Pat said, ""Don't borrow trouble."""
don't count your chickens before they hatch
do not expect all plans to be successful, wait until you get the final results """Look at the sales I'm going to make this month - over 50!"" ""Don't count your chickens... ."""
don't eat that
do not accept that, do not believe that "After hearing the report, Ben said, ""Don't eat that, guys."""
don't get mad; get even
"do not waste your energy on anger, do get revenge; actions speak louder..." "To the victims he said, ""Don't get mad. Get even. Report this to the police."""
don't get me wrong
"do not misunderstand; take it the wrong way" "Don't get me wrong; I love literature, but I hate poetry."
don't get smart with me
show more respect, do not talk back "If you ask why, she'll say, ""Don't get smart with me."""
don't give me any of your lip
do not talk back, do not refuse to do what I ask "When the boy swore, she said, ""Don't give me any of your lip."""
don't give me that line/story etc.
do not tell me that false story Don't give me that line about a cure for the common cold.
don't go away mad; just go away
"do not be angry, but leave; you are not welcome here" "He said to the heckler, ""Don't go away mad; just go away."""
don't hand me that
(See don't give me that)
don't hold your breath
it is not going to happen soon, be prepared to wait The City will repair the street but don't hold your breath.
don't knock it
don't be negative, it could be worse """I only got a C for my report."" ""Don't knock it. I got a D."""
don't know him from Adam
do not know who he is, have never met him The man says he knows me, but I don't know him from Adam.
don't know the first thing about it
do not know anything about it I can't fix a transmission. I don't know the first thing about it.
don't know the half of it
do not know all the facts, have not heard all of it Yes, they got divorced, but you don't know the half of it.
don't know whether you're coming or going
you are confused, you do not understand, go in circles If you believe the cult leaders, you won't know whether you're coming or going.
don't know which end is up
are confused, are mixed up After talking to four bureaucrats, I didn't know which end was up.
don't know which side your bread is buttered on
do not know what is really important, have not learned much about life If you refuse the assistance, you don't know which side your bread is buttered on.
don't know your ass from a hole in the ground
you are ignorant, you are mistaken, mixed up He said one member of the cult was so confused he didn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.
don't look a gift horse in the mouth
do not be critical of a gift, be grateful for a gift Don't evaluate a gift. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
don't make a mountain out of a molehill
do not cause a big fuss about a small problem So I scratched the car. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
don't make me laugh
do not be ridiculous, don't give me that line "When I said I wrote the novel, he said, ""Don't make me laugh."""
don't make waves
do not do anything that will cause problems Our company has changed a lot. Don't make any more waves.
don't mention it
it was no trouble, no problem """Thanks for the ride,"" I said. ""Don't mention it,"" he replied."
don't push your luck
do not try to get too much, do not ask for more If Mom says maybe, don't push your luck. Be patient.
don't put all your eggs in one basket
do not invest all the money in one company Balance your investments. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
don't rock the boat
do not cause a change, do not upset anybody If the team is winning, don't rock the boat. Don't change anything.
don't sweat it
do not worry about it, you can't saw sawdust If you did your best but didn't win a medal, don't sweat it.
don't think so
do not believe it is so, think not """Do you have dandruff?"" ""I don't think so."""
if a mussel doesn't open don't eat it
if you force things to happen you may regret it, leave well enough alone If you force a child to talk, you may regret it. As they say, If a mussel doesn't open, don't eat it.
two wrongs don't make a right
you can't justify a wrong action by saying that someone else did the same thing to you Two wrongs don't make a right and if someone does something bad to you you should not try and hurt them as well.
what you don't know won't hurt you
if you do not know about a problem, you do not worry Don't tell Dad I'm gay. What he doesn't know won't hurt him.
you don't miss the water till the well runs dry
you do not appreciate some things until they go away or become extinct Now we have only memories of of our song birds. You don't miss the water till the well runs dry.
You don't say!
Really? / Is that really true?
you don't say
that is surprising, how about that """We have ten kids,"" the man said. ""You don't say!"" my mom replied."
all up in da kooldid and don't kno da flava!
when someone is intrusive about something that is none of their business and about which they know nothing:
don't sleep
don't underestimate:"Don't sleep on that class; it's tough!"
Don't let get you down
Idiom(s): Don't let sb or sth get you down.
Theme: ANNOYANCE
Do not allow yourself to be discouraged by someone or something.
• Don't let their constant teasing get you down.
• Don't let Tom get you down. He's not always unpleasant.
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't
It's better to deal with somebody difficult but familiar, than change and risk dealing with somebody worse.
Clothes don't make the man.
Appearances can be deceiving.
Don't bark if you can't bite.
Don't complain if you can't enforce your point of view.
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
You must not be too confident that something will be successful.
Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.
Don't do something yourself which causes your own downfall.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
Don't judge by appearances.
Do's and don't's
The do's and don't's are what is acceptable or allowed or not within an area or issue, etc.
Don't bite the hand that feeds
When someone says this to you, they are trying to tell you not to act against those on whom you depend.
Don't catch your chickens before they're hatched
This means that you should wait until you know whether something has produced the results you desire, rather than acting beforehand. ('Don't count your chickens until they've hatched' is an alternative.)
Don't cry over spilt milk
When something bad happens and nothing can be done to help it people say, 'Don't cry over spilt milk'.
Don't give up the day job
This idiom is used a way of telling something that they do something badly.