If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, then Mohammed must go to the mountain
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
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if the shoe fits
If a description applies to someone, they should accept it.
if the shoe fits, wear it
Accept a description or label if it applies to you
if these walls could talk
If the walls could reveal secrets they've witnessed.
If wealth is lost, nothing is lost. If health is lost, something is lost. If character is lost, everything is lost
Losing character is the greatest loss of all
if wishes were horses, beggars would ride
Wishes alone are not enough to achieve something
if you buy cheaply, you pay dearly
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
if you buy quality, you only cry once
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
if you can't be good, be careful
Behave responsibly if you cannot behave virtuously
if you can't beat them, join them
If you can't win or succeed, cooperate or participate instead
if you can't live longer, live deeper
Make the most of the time you have
if you can't run with the horses, get off the track
If you're not capable, don't interfere or compete
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all
It's better to remain silent than to speak unkindly
if you give a mouse a cookie, he'll always ask for a glass of milk
Giving someone something will lead to them asking for more
if you got it, flaunt it
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
if you have never seen the bottom of the tree, you cannot know how tall it stands
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
if you have no enemies it is a sign that fortune has forgotten you
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas (James Sandford, The Garden of Pleasure)
Associating with bad people will corrupt you
if you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
If you must dance with the Devil, you might as well know his favorite song (H. Anthony Ribadeneira)
Be prepared to accommodate an undesirable situation
if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
Hiring cheap workers results in poor quality work
if you play with fire, you will get burned
Taking risks will likely result in harm or negative consequences
if you snooze you lose
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
If you steal from one author, it is plagiarism; if you steal from many, it is research (Wilson Mizner (1876–1933), American writer and entrepreneur)
Borrowing from multiple sources is considered acceptable
if you sup with the devil, use a long spoon
Be cautious when dealing with a dangerous or untrustworthy person
If you think that you know everything, then you're a Jack ass
Someone who thinks they know everything is foolish
if you trust before you try, you may repent before you die
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
if you want a thing done right, do it yourself
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
if you want a thing done well, do it yourself
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
if you want a thing well done, do it yourself
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
if you want enemies excel others, if you want friends let others excel you
Outdoing others makes enemies, while allowing them to outdo you makes friends
if you want to
if someone wants something, they must do a particular thing
if you're growing in age, then you're nearing to the graveyard
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
if you're in a hole, stop digging
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. (Adam, 2010 p. 25)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
if you're so smart, why aren't you rich?
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
if you've got it, flaunt it
Show off your advantages or assets confidently
ignorance is bliss
Not knowing something can be happier than knowing it
igpay
A police officer.
igpay atinlay
Pig Latin.
II and long after
The horse was made of oak, the back was a sharp ridge, supported on four tall legs. The victim was seated on the ridge, with a firelock fastened to each foot and kept in this painful position for the term of the sentence.
ikey
A Jew "fence." Corruption of Isaac, a common Hebrew name.
Iliad and Odyssey together
Its main story is the war between descendants of Kuru and Pandu, but there are an immense number of episodes.
ill health
Poor physical or mental condition
imitation is the highest form of flattery
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Mimicking someone shows admiration for them
Immaculate Conception
This dogma, that the Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin, was first broached by St. Bernard, was stoutly maintained by Duns Scotus and his disciples, but was not declared by the Roman Catholic Church to be an article of faith till 1 854.
imperence
Servant-girl currency for impudence or impertinence. "Now, then, Mr. IMPERENCE, leave off now, do," seems, however, to have faded away with Greenwich, Bartlemy, and kindred fairs.
Imperial Conference
The origin of this goes back to Queen Victoria's Jubilee (1887) when the prime ministers of the various dominions were in London and met together to confer. Similar conferences were held in 1897, 1902. 1907, 1911, and since World War I it has met every few years in London or elsewhere.
Imperial Institute
A building erected in S. Kensington to commemorate the jubilee of Queen Victoria (1887) and opened in 1893. The name is also used for the Society which has its headquarters therein, the object of which is to assist in the development of the resources of the British Empire by arranging exhibitions and disseminating information.
important for somebody
crucial or necessary for a person's benefit
imposition of hands
The bishop laying his hand on persons confirmed or ordained (Acts vi, viii, xix). Seelo LAY HANDS ON under HAND. Impossibilities (phrases).
impost takers
Usurers who attend the gaming-tables, and lend money at great premiums.
improve the occasion
Take advantage of a situation to achieve something
impudent stealing
Cutting out the backs of coaches, and robbing the seats.
impure
A modern term for a lady of easy virtue.
imshee
go away
in
"to be IN with a person," to be even with, or up to him; also, to be on intimate terms, or in partnership, with him.
in a 'crack
Instantly. In a snap of the fingers, in the time taken by a crack or shot.