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This expression is used to describe a person who possesses extraordinary strength, capability, or determination. It characterizes someone who can achieve seemingly impossible tasks or overcome massive obstacles with great ease or force.

This expression is used to describe an impossible or futile task. Just as it is impossible to extract oil by simply squeezing the stalk or the whole plant of a sesame seed without proper processing of the seeds, it refers to efforts that yield no results because the approach is fundamentally wrong.

This expression is used to describe a lazy person who shows no energy or interest when it comes to doing work (acting like a lifeless corpse), but displays immense appetite and enthusiasm when it is time to eat (acting like a hungry elephant).

This proverb is used to describe someone who has committed massive crimes or blunders and views smaller offenses as insignificant. It can also refer to people with extreme habits or capabilities for whom minor challenges are trivial.

A thoroughly bad man won't stick at trifles.

This proverb suggests that certain things, once set in motion—like rising dust or vulgar insults—are difficult to contain. It specifically warns that when the law or a legal system is stretched to its breaking point or provoked excessively, it can become as uncontrollable and destructive as a raging spirit or ghost. It is used to emphasize the importance of restraint and the unpredictable consequences of legal or social upheaval.

This proverb is used to describe a person who handles massive tasks or challenges and finds small, trivial problems insignificant. It suggests that someone accustomed to grand or difficult things will not be bothered or satisfied by minor, petty matters. It is often used to mock someone trying to threaten or tempt a powerful person with something very small.

This expression is used when someone or something is already causing a loss or leaving, and while doing so, they cause further damage or take something valuable along with them. It describes a situation where an existing misfortune is compounded by an additional, unnecessary loss.

This proverb is used to mock someone who fails at a simple, basic task but makes grand claims about achieving something much more difficult or impossible. It highlights the gap between one's actual abilities and their unrealistic ambitions.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone's attempt to look beautiful or sophisticated results in a loss of dignity or culture. It highlights a scenario where external decoration or modern pretense leads to the destruction of one's innate grace or traditional values. It is often used to criticize superficiality.

Said ironically of an ugly ruffian.

This expression emphasizes the importance of saving or being prepared for the future, no matter how small or humble one's resources are. It suggests that even if you have only a torn piece of cloth (a rag), use it to store a bit of food for a rainy day. It is used to advocate for frugality and the habit of saving.