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Rome was not built in a day : a complex or ambitious task is bound to take a long time and should not be rushed .
( there is ) no rose without a thorn : every apparently desirable situation has its share of trouble or difficulty .
royal road to : a way of attaining or reaching something without trouble .
Ζ Ρώκε δε ρηίζηεθε ζε κία κέξα .
Γελ ππάξρεη ηξηαληάθπιιν δίρσο αγθάζη .
Ζ βαζηιηθή νδόο
Explanation : This expression alludes to a remark attributed to the Greek mathematician Euclid ( c . 300 BC ). When the Egyptian ruler Ptolemy I asked whether geometry could not be made easier , Euclid is said to have replied : ' There is no royal road to geometry '.
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one and the same : the same person or thing ( used for emphasis ).
packed like sardines : crowded very close together .
change of scene ( or scenery ) : a move to different surroundings .
Scylla and Charybdis : used to refer to a situation involving two dangers in which an attempt to avoid one increases the risk from the other
Μηα από ηα ίδηα .
Ο έλαο πάλσ ζηνλ άιιν .
Αιιαγή ζθεληθνύ .
Από ηε θύιια ζηε Υάξπβδε ή από ην ιύθν ζηελ αξθνύδα .
Explanation : In classical mythology , Scy // a was a female sea monster who devoured sailors when they tried to navigate the narrow channel between her and the whirlpool Charybdis . In later legends , Scylla was a dangerous rock , located on the Italian side of the Strait of Messina , a channel which separatesthe island of Sicily from the ' toe ' of Italy .
second childhood : a state of childishness that sometimes occurs in old age .
sell your soul ( to the devil ) : do or be willing to do anything , no matter how wrong , in order to achieve your objective .
Γεύηεξε ληόηε .
Πνύιεζε ηελ ςπρή ηνπ .