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ain't long enough Idiome

enough is enough

it is time to stop, enough already """Enough is enough!"" she said after my sixth piece of pie."

give him enough rope and he'll hang himself

allow him enough freedom and he will hurt himself or be caught If he's bad, give him enough rope and he'll hang himself. The police will stop him.

give someone enough rope and they will hang themse

give someone enough time and freedom to do what they want and they will make a mistake or get into trouble and be caught Don

had enough

endured, fed up, put up with a lot After ten minutes of his talk, she's had enough. She leaves.

leave (let) well enough alone

be satisfied with something that is good enough You should let well enough alone and be happy with your work schedule the way it is.

leave well enough alone

do nothing (because doing something would make things

too many chiefs and not enough Indians

too many directors and not enough workers, too many cooks... Everybody tried to be the boss. We had too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

old enough to be one's mother

Idiom(s): old enough to be someone's mother AND old enough to be someone's father

Theme: AGE - OLD

as old as someone's parents. (Usually a way of saying that a person is too old.)
• You can't go out with Bill. He's old enough to be your father!
• He married a woman who is old enough to be his mother.

not know enough to come in out of the rain

Idiom(s): not know enough to come in out of the rain

Theme: STUPIDITY

to be very stupid.
• Bob is so stupid he doesn’t know enough to come in out of the rain.
• You can't expect very much from somebody who doesn't know enough to come in out of the rain.

not enough room to swing a cat

Idiom(s): not enough room to swing a cat

Theme: SIZE - SMALL

not very much space. (Folksy.)
• Their living room was very small. There wasn't enough room to swing a cat.
• How can you work in a small room like this? There's not enough room to swing a cat.

ain't continued enough

Said of addition or article that is defective in money or funds. Can we go out to banquet abutting week? I aloof ain't continued abundant appropriate now. I can't pay that abundant for a concert ticket—my coffer annual ain’t continued enough.Learn more: enough, long

ain’t continued enough

phr. of a sum of money that isn’t adequate; after able funds. (Streets.) I can’t go with you. I ain’t continued enough. Learn more: enough, long

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More Idioms/Phrases

not hold a stick to not have all one's marbles not have a leg to stand on not have a care in the world not give anyone the time of day not for anything in the world not for a moment not enough room to swing a cat not care two hoots about not buy not breathe a word of not breathe a word about not born yesterday not believe one's eyes not bat an eyelid