there is a hidden cost or condition If we buy the bed, we get a TV? There must be a catch to it.
there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip
"it is easy to spill what you are drinking; it is easy to make mistakes" On the side of the beer mug were these words: There's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip.
there's more than meets the eye
part of the story has not been told In a government scandal, there's always more than meets the eye.
there's more than one way to skin a cat
there are many ways to do it, I know another method For math problems, there's more than one way to skin a cat.
there's no love lost
they do not like each other, bad blood, hold a grudge There's no love lost between Jay and Pete. They've been fighting since they were boys.
there's no tomorrow
"we have to win today; if we lose, we are out; do or die" The Bruins will be eliminated if they lose tonight. There's no tomorrow.
there's no two ways about it
"there is only one answer; cannot have two meanings" We have to get you on that plane. There's no two ways about it.
there's not much to choose between them
they are nearly equal, it's a toss-up A Ford or a Mercury - there's not much to choose between them.
there's nothing to it
it is easy to do, it's a snap I can solve this math problem. There's nothing to it.
there's one born every minute
there are lots of people who will believe anything, there are lots of suckers """Only a sucker would buy this car."" ""Right, and there's one born every minute."""
there's something fishy
there is something wrong, there is something strange There's something fishy about a 1970 car with only 5000 km.
there's something rotten in the state of Denmark
something is wrong, something is strange, there's something fishy "Father knew I was tricking him. He said, ""Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."""
where there's a will, there's a way
when we are determined we find a way to succeed, when the going gets tough The manager of the charity held up this sign: WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY!
Where there's smoke there's fire
Idiom(s): Where there's smoke there's fire
Theme: EVIDENCE
A proverb meaning that some evidence of a problem probably indicates that there really is a problem. • There is a lot of noise coming from the classroom. There is probably something wrong. Where there's smoke there's fire. • I think there is something wrong at the old house on the corner. The police are there again. Where there's smoke there's fire.
Where there's a will there's a way
Idiom(s): Where there's a will there's a way
Theme: SOLUTION
A proverb meaning that one can do something if one really wants to. • Don't give up, Ann. You can do it. Where there's a will there's a way. • They told John he'd never walk again after his accident. He worked at it, and he was able to walk again! Where there's a will there's a way.
There's no accounting for taste
Idiom(s): There's no accounting for taste.
Theme: CHOICE - TASTE
A proverb meaning that there is no explanation for people's preferences. • Look at that purple and orange car! There's no accounting for taste. • Some people seemed to like the music, although I thought it was worse than noise. There's no accounting for taste.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
A person with determination will find a way of doing something.
Like there's no tomorrow
If you do something like there's no tomorrow, you do it fast or energetically.
There's never a road without a turning
No situation in life stays the same forever.
There's no such thing as a free lunch
This idiom means that you don't get things for free, so if something appears to be free, there's a catch and you'll have to pay in some way.
There's the rub
The meaning of this idiom is 'that's the problem'.
Where there's smoke, there's fire
When there is an indication or sign of something bad, usually the indication is correct.
there's no place like home
an expression to mean that your home is a special place: "What a great holiday! Still, there's no place like home."
no accounting for tastes, there's
no accounting for tastes, there's Individual likes and dislikes defy explanation, as in They painted their house purple—there's really no accounting for tastes. This expression, first put as no disputing about tastes, dates from the mid-1600s; the present wording was first recorded in 1794. A mid-20th-century synonym that originated in the American South is different strokes for different folks. For a far older synonym, see one man's meat is another man's poison.
no fool like an old fool, there's
no fool like an old fool, there's An old fool is the worst kind of fool, as in He's marrying a woman fifty years his junior—there's no fool like an old fool. This adage, now considered somewhat offensive for stereotyping old people, appeared in John Heywood's 1546 proverb collection and has been repeated ever since.
no smoke without fire, there's
no smoke without fire, there's Also, where there's smoke there's fire. A suspicion or rumor usually has a basis in fact, as in When the sales figures continued strong but the company still wasn't making money, he suspected something was wrong—there's no smoke without fire. First stated in the late 1300s, this expression appeared in numerous proverb collections from 1546 on and remains current today.
no time like the present, there's
no time like the present, there's Do or say it now, as in Go ahead and call him—there's no time like the present. This adage was first recorded in 1562. One compiler of proverbs, John Trusler, amplified it: “No time like the present, a thousand unforeseen circumstances may interrupt you at a future time” (Proverbs Exemplified, 1790).
nothing to it, there's
nothing to it, there's It's not at all difficult, it's easy, as in Of course I can fix the faucet—there's nothing to it. This hyperbolic term was first recorded in 1934.
safety in numbers, there's
safety in numbers, there's A group has more protection against harm than an individual, as in Her parents won't allow her to date but do let her go to parties, saying there's safety in numbers. This phrase comes from the Latin proverb, Defendit numerus, presumably alluding to a military situation. It was first recorded in English about 1550.
there's no telling It's impossible to determine, as in There's no telling how many children will come down with measles, or There's no telling what will happen in the next episode of that soap opera. This idiom uses telling in the sense of “reckoning,” a usage dating from the late 1300s.
while there's life there's hope Also, where there's life there's hope. So long as someone or something ailing is alive, there is hope for recovery. For example, The company has survived previous recessions; while there's life there's hope. A statement made about dying individuals since ancient times, it was cited in numerous proverb collections from 1539 on. Today it is also applied to inanimate matters.
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