Something that you say which means you can give someone the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to.
I made all the arrangements, bought the ticket, and even took him to the airport, but he just wouldn't get on the plane. Well, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
An alternative to the saying, “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t get him to drink”.
Since Chernobyl is a highly radioactive area...death is certain if you remain there for too long.
-Leading a Horse to water in Soviet Russia- Example Below for better use and help to understand old proverb...
American: “here we say you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t get him to drink”
Russian: “in Soviet Russia they used to say something like that too! Except it went... you can lead a horse to water, but you can also lead your horse to Chernobyl! And then you’re both fucked!”
American: “cold world huh”
Russian: “nope just Siberian Winter”
-Leading a Horse to Water in Soviet Russia-
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.