Julia Huong
2021-10-18 11:10
A creaking gate hangs longest proverb saying spoken
People who are sick frequently outlast those who are well.
Uncle Steven is frequently ill but not pessimistic since he believes that a creaking gate hangs longest.
My grandfather has been sick several times, and we think that he will die soon, yet he is still alive until now. A creaking gate hangs longest.
Extremely thin and emaciated
Used to say that someone looks extremely healthy, guilty, unhappy, etc.
To vomit
Really terrible.
1. To cause a tree to fall down.
2. To lessen the size, amount, or quantity of something.
3. To lower the cost of something.
4. To injure or assassinate someone, especially in a battle.
5. To degrade or criticize someone or something, especially in public.
6. To modify something by removing unnecessary or extraneous parts.
The idiom dates from the late 17th century.
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