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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.