"recently i came across this phrase being used in a cartoon, watched by my little nephew and niece. something which is very strange.
If one can’t have one’s way, one must give in. For example, Since you can’t come here for the holiday, I’ll go to your house...."
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"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
That's not what it means. It means "if one finds something lacking, he rolls up his sleeves and tries to remedy the situation with positive action." the positive action si usually done by humbling oneself so as to act beyond what is required by duty.
Gentleness and kindness were never a part of anything except that it made it beautiful, and harshness was never a part of anything except that it made it ugly.
Through cheating, stealing, and lying, one may get required results but finally one becomes
I was surprised to hear this phrase on an Australian soap! It was the first(only) time I'd heard it as well.
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi