What+one
1What One Wants in Life — This article refers to the song sung by Danny Chan. For the Leo Ku song, please see Life Expectations (Leo Ku). Singles infobox Name = 一生何求 What One Wants in Life Artist = Danny Chan from Album = Released = 1989 (HK) Format = [CD] Recorded = 1989 …
2what one is driving at — the point that one is attempting to make. → drive …
3see what one can do — To do what one can • • • Main Entry: ↑see …
4getting at (what one is) — The point or essence of what one is saying …
5know what one is talking about — (informal) To be an expert • • • Main Entry: ↑talk * * * be expert or authoritative on a specified subject …
6practice what one preaches — do what one advises others to do …
7what — [hwut, hwät, wut, wät] pron. [ME hwat < OE hwæt, neut. of hwa, who < IE interrogative base * kwo , * kwe > WHERE, WHO, L qui, who what, Lith kàs, what, who] I as an interrogative: which thing, event, circumstance, etc.?: used to ask for… …
8what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander — what s sauce (or good) for the goose is sauce (or good) for the gander proverb what is appropriate in one case is also appropriate in the other case in question * * * what s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander see ↑goose, 1 • • • Main… …
9let one's left hand know what one's right hand is doing — {v. phr.} 1. To make a show of your kindness or help to others. Used in the negative. * /The Bible tells us not to let the left hand know what the right hand is doing when we give to the poor./ 2. {informal} To let everyone taking part in… …
10let one's left hand know what one's right hand is doing — {v. phr.} 1. To make a show of your kindness or help to others. Used in the negative. * /The Bible tells us not to let the left hand know what the right hand is doing when we give to the poor./ 2. {informal} To let everyone taking part in… …
