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Aa
from A to Z : over the entire range;
in every particular.
Δίλαη ην Α θαη ην Χ.
know what you are about : be
aware of the implications of your
actions or of a situation, and of how
best to deal with them.
Γλσξίδσ πεξί ηίλνο πξόθεηηαη.
accidents will happen :
however careful you try to be, it is
inevitable that some unfortunate or
unforeseen events will occur.
πκβαίλεη θαη ζηηο θαιύηεξεο νηθνγέλεηεο.
Explanation : This phrase is a shortened form of the early 19th-century proverb
'accidents will happen in the best regulated families'.
give a good (or bad) account of
yourself :
make a favourable (or unfavourable)
impression through your
performance or actions.
Γείρλσ ηνλ θαιό ή ηνλ θαθό κνπ εαπηό ή
Γείρλσ ην θαιό ή ην θαθό κνπ πξόζσπν.
settle {or square) accounts with
someone :
1. pay money owed to someone.
2. have revenge on someone.
Έρσ αλνηρηνύο ινγαξηαζκνύο κε
θάπνηνλ.
have an ace up your sleeve:
have an effective resource or piece
of information kept hidden until it is
necessary to use it; have a secret
advantage.
Έρσ έλαλ άζζν ζην καλίθη.
Explanation : The ace is the highest playing card in its suit in many card games,
so a cheating player might well hide one to use against an unwary opponent. A
North American variant is an ace in the hole.
an Achilles heel :
a person's only vulnerable spot; a
serious or fatal weakness.
Αρίιιεηνο θηέξλα.
Explanation :In Greek mythology, the nymph Thetis dipped her infant son
Achilles in the water of the River Styx to make him immortal, but the heel by
which she held him was not touched by the water; he was ultimately killed in
battle by an arrow wound in this one vulnerable spot.
add fuel to the fire:
(of a person or circumstance) cause
a situation or conflict to become.
Ρίρλσ ιάδη ζηε θσηηά.