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measure twice, cut once

Proverb

1) (Literally, carpentry) One should always double check one's measurements before cutting materials to minimize the chance of mistakes thus wasting materials, time and money.

2) (Figuratively, when describing oneself) Plan and prepare careful and thorough manner before taking action
Random1: I am a measure twice, cut once type of guy. I always plan everything I do ahead of time and carefully to make sure everything runs smoothly when I start
by Richardoyu September 19, 2010
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Twice

1: You know Twice?
2:Yasss,my queens
by YouCan'tSpellTwiceWithoutI November 5, 2020
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Twice

9 bootiful women who might be gay we dont know. they are crackheads behing the scenes but as soon as they are on stage for more of their recent comebacks they transform to these professional things.
"Dude stan Twice for clear skin"
"Momo from twice do be hitting diffrent bro"
"Twice is making me question my sexuality"
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Stan Twice

Stan Twice so you don't flop

A: Stan Twice
B: Ew they're a shit group
Person B got ran over and never to be seen again
Person A became a millionaire and got clear skin because they stanned twice
stan twice😍
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Twice Baked Doritos

When someone is stoned (high on marijuana) and is eating Baked Doritos
"Dude, I can really go for some twice baked Doritos RIGHT NOW"
by Youdon'tevenknow April 11, 2015
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Twice off the same hard

Engaging in coitus and after the first ejaculation, continuing with the same hard-on until a second spilling of the love beans.
'My God' guffawed Mary at the Golf Club lunch, 'Roger was rampant last night, he managed to fuck me twice off the same hard'
by fanimani April 11, 2009
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Never nuke a country twice

A response to all the stuff from Japan westerners think of as "weird" (Tentacle porn, Japanese game shows, etc.) It blames the cultural differences between western countries and Japan as an effect of the radiation from the two nukes dropped on Japan under World War 2.
"Where does hentai come from?"
"I don't know, but it's probably from Japan ."
"I guess that's why you should never nuke a country twice."
by Ezxd August 7, 2016
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