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English 8 Public

a few useful idioms about fathers!

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'Success has many fathers, failure is an orphan

People are quick to associate themselves with successful ventures and distance themselves from failures.

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the wish is father to the thought

People are more inclined to believe that which they wish or hope to be true.

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when (one) was a twinkle in (one's) father's eye

Long before one was born.

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founding father

Someone who was instrumental in the beginning or creation of something.

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like father like son

Said when a son shows similarities to his father in mannerisms, interests, behavior, etc.

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child is father of the man

The personality traits that one displays as an adult form in childhood.

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tiger father

A particularly strict father who makes his child or children work very hard in school in order to achieve success.

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the sins of the father(s)

The ill deeds or wrongdoings of one generation.

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