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new money; nouveau riche; person who has amassed substantial wealth in his lifetime
to have a smoke
easily (beaten, destroyed, etc.); without difficulty; helplessly; without the least resistance
Proverb
thousands die to make one hero; one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
Proverb
thousands die to make one hero; one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
a single seed can eventually produce a great harvest; even the smallest beginning can generate a greatest profit; watch the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves
temporary layoff
a moment of time in a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold)
Idiomatic expression
to fail one step short of great success; to fall at the last hurdle
