…used ironically to indicate a particularly poor example of (a quality mentioned)…
…being in a group of people makes you feel more confident or secure about taking action…
…dirty or unpleasant activities are also lucrative…
…there’s always some reason for a rumour…
…there are many gullible people…
…dishonest people may have certain standards of behaviour which they will respect…
…said to assert that one is doing nothing wrong, especially in response to an actual or implied criticism…
…determination will overcome any obstacle…
…it’s impossible to explain why different people like different things, especially those things which the speaker considers unappealing…
…the foolish behaviour of an older person seems especially foolish as they are expected to think and act more sensibly than a younger one…
…it isn’t possible to get something for nothing…
…a person or situation is more complex or interesting than they appear…
…there’s more than one way of achieving one’s aim…
…many things can go wrong between the start of a project and its completion; nothing is certain until it has happened…
…there’s no point trying to reason with someone who does not want to listen to reason…
…someone’s abilities do not depend on their being young…
