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«[He had] a cheekiness bordering at times on nail-file abrasive.»
«A nail is driven out by another nail; habit is overcome by habit»
Author: Latin Proverb | About: Habit | Keywords: driven, nail, nailed, nailing
«BEN: You lucky, lucky bastard. BRIAN: What? BEN: Proper little jailer's pet, aren't we? BRIAN: What do you mean? BEN: You must have slipped him a few shekels, eh? BRIAN: Slipped him a few shekels? You saw him spit in my face! BEN: Ohh! What wouldn't I give to be spat at in the face! I sometimes hang awake at night dreaming of being spat at in the face. BRIAN: Well, it's not exactly friendly, is it? They had me in manacles! BEN: Manacles! Ooh oooh oh oh. My idea of heaven is to be allowed to be put in manacles... just for a few hours. They must think the sun shines out o' your arse, sonny. BRIAN: Oh, lay off me. I've had a hard time! BEN: You've had a hard time?! I've been here five years! They only hung me the right way up yesterday! So, don't you come 'rou-- BRIAN: All right. All right. BEN: They must think you're Lord God Almighty. BRIAN: What will they do to me? BEN: Oh, you'll probably get away with crucifixion. BRIAN: Crucifixion?! BEN: Yeah, first offence. BRIAN: Get away with crucifixion?! It's-- BEN: Best thing the Romans ever did for us. BRIAN: What?! BEN: Oh, yeah. If we didn't have crucifixion, this country would be in a right bloody mess. BRIAN: Guards! BEN: Nail him up, I say!»
«A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.»
«And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: nail
«And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: Barak, came out, Jael, nail, pursued, shew, Sisera, temples, tent
«A little neglect may breed mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost»
«And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: holy place, lighten, nail, reviving
«Bureaucrats: they are dead at 30 and buried at 60. They are like custard pies; you can't nail them to a wall.»
«A nail will come out, but its hole remains.»
Author: Turkish Proverb | Keywords: nail

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