Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, the Idiom

a babe in the woods

"a defenseless person; a naive, young person" He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him.

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

having one is better than seeing many When searching for a better job, remember A bird in the hand... .

a bun in the oven

pregnant, expecting a baby Mabel has a bun in the oven. The baby's due in April.

a chip off the old block

a boy who is like his dad, the apple doesn't... Eric is a chip off the old block. He's just like his dad.

a drop in the bucket

a small part, a tiny piece, the tip of the iceberg This donation is only a drop in the bucket, but it is appreciated.

a feather in your cap

an honor, a credit to you, chalk one up for you Because you are Karen's teacher, her award is a feather in your cap.

a fine-toothed comb

a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.

a flash in the pan

a person who does superior work at first I'm looking for a steady worker, not a flash in the pan.

a fly on the wall

able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Judge's chambers.

a grandfather clause

a written statement that protects a senior worker They can't demote him because he has a grandfather clause.

Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, the

Good affluence may be followed by misfortune. The appellation alludes to the Bible’s Book of Job, in which Job suffers ample misfortune. “The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; adored be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:21). Today it is about acclimated added agilely and after invoking the deity, as in, “After acceptable the prize, we aloof abstruse we accept to pay tax on it—the Lord giveth and taketh away.” The New York Times travel section, in a allotment about one airline accouterment pillows and the added no best accomplishing so, played on the byword in a headline: “Virgin Giveth, American Taketh Away” (Dec. 12, 2004). For a avant-garde equivalent, Learn added win some, lose some.Learn more: and, lord

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a golden opportunity a goner a good arm a good egg a good head a good sport a grain of salt a grain of truth a grandfather clause a handful a handout a hard day a hard-on a hard row to hoe a hard time a hassle a head start loose change loose ends loose ends, to be at loose lip(s) loose lips sink ships loose talk loose translation loosen loosen (one's) tongue loosen somebody's tongue loosen the apron strings loosen the purse strings loosen tongue loosen up loosener loosey loosy loot lop lop (something) off lop off lope along lord Lord (only) knows, the lord (something) over (one) Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, the Lord High Everything Else lord it over lord it over (one) lord it over somebody lord it over, to Lord knows Lord knows (that) I've tried Lord knows I've tried Lord knows... Lord love a duck! Lord love you Lord Muck lord of the flies Lord only knows lord over (someone or something) Lord! lording Lord's Supper lo-res lorg lorra lorry lose lose (one's) appetite lose (one's) bearings