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The result was delete. — JJMC89 ( T· C) 06:10, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
Learning the hard way
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WP:NOT#DICTIONARY. This is a dictionary entry, not an encyclopedia article. I would propose to move it to Wiktionary, but they already have an entry. Kaldari ( talk) 03:18, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. Kaldari ( talk) 03:18, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
- Delete - Or redirect to English-language idioms. Michepman ( talk)
- Delete - Per nom, Wiktionary has an entry and that is the appropriate wiki project for definitions of words, idioms and phrases. Per WP:NOTDIC, Wikipedia is not a dictionary. This does not meet WP:WORDISSUBJECT. -- Sirfurboy ( talk) 08:20, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
- Delete - As stated above, this is a common saying that's ideally described on a page somewhere else. CoffeeWithMarkets ( talk) 19:45, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Popular culture-related deletion discussions. Lightburst ( talk) 14:55, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
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