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everyone has their price : everyone
can be won over by money.
Όια έρνπλ ηελ ηηκή ηνπο.
a Procrustean bed : something
designed to produce conformity by
unnatural or violent means.
Πξνθξνύζηεηα θιίλε.
prodigal son : a person who leaves
home to lead a spendthrift and
extravagant way of life but later
makes a repentant return.
Άζσηνο πηόο.
Explanation: The biblical parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15: 11-32 tells the
story of the spendthrift younger son of a wealthy man who leaves home and
wastes all his money. When he repents of his extravagant ways and returns
home, he is joyfully welcomed back by his father.
pull the plug : prevent something
from happening or continuing; put a
stop to something.
Βγάδσ ηελ πξίδα.
Pyrrhic victory: a victory gained at
too great a cost.
Πύξξεηνο λίθε.
Explanation: Pyrrhus was a king of Epirus, who defeated the Romans at
Asculum in 279 BC, but in doing so sustained heavy losses and lost his finest
troops.
put something behind you : get
over a bad experience by distancing
yourself from it.
Αθήλσ θάηη πίζσ κνπ.
not know where to put yourself :
feel deeply embarrassed.
Γελ έρεη πνπ ηελ θεθαιή θιίλεη.
Qq
the sixty-four thousand dollar
question :
something that is not known and on
which a great deal depends.
Ζ εξώηεζε ηνπ ελόο εθαηνκκπξίνπ
επξώ.
quiet as a mouse (or lamb) : (of a
person or animal) extremely quiet or
docile.
Ήζπρνο ζαλ αξλί