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throw the baby out with the bathwater : discard something valuable along with other things that are inessential or undesirable .
at the back of your mind : not consciously or specifically thought of or remembered but still part of your general awareness .
by the back door : using indirect or dishonest means to achieve an objective .
know something like the back of your hand : be entirely familiar with something .
weigh something in the balance : carefully ponder or assess the merits and demerits of something .
when the band begins to play : when matters become serious .
a baptism of fire : a difficult introduction to a new job or activity .
someone ' s bark is worse than their bite : someone is not as ferocious as they appear or sound .
Μαδί κε ηα μεξά θαίγνληαη θαη ηα ρισξά .
ην πίζσ κέξνο ηνπ κπαινύ κνπ .
Από ηελ πίζσ πόξηα …
Σν μέξσ από ηελ θαιή θαη από ηελ αλάπνδε .
Επγίδσ θαιά ηελ απόθαζε κνπ .
Άξρηζαλ ηα όξγαλα …
Σν βάπηηζκα ηνπ ππξόο .
θύινο πνπ γαβγίδεη δε δαγθώλεη .
Explanation : A similar association between barking and biting occurs in the proverb a barking dog never bites , which can be traced back through 13thcentury French ( chascuns chiens qui abaie ne mort pas , dogs that bark don ' t bite ) to Latin ( canem timidum vehementius latrarequam mordere , a timid dog barks more furiously than it bites ).
you have made your bed and must lie in it : you must accept the consequences of your own actions .
beginner ' s luck : good luck supposedly experienced by a beginner at a particular game
Όπσο έζηξσζεο ζα θνηκεζείο .
Ζ ηύρε ηνπ πξσηάξε .