The thing blocking my path was a stone wall of less than 1 meter's height.
I can only put this poor checking down to lack of people at work.
He thinks he is somebody, but really he is nobody.
He thinks he is somebody, but actually he is nobody.
He has a hundred dollars at most.
His explanation was too sketchy. I didn't understand it.
His business plan looks good on paper but I get the feeling it would never work in practice.
A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
People who are made much of by the public are not always those who most deserve it.
It was less than one kilometer to the village post office.
The infantry soldier is only a pawn in the game of war.
My car is deficient in horsepower.
As compared with his, my collection is nothing.
A word to the wise is sufficient.
The appropriation is pin-money; it wouldn't be enough even to build a gym, much less build the administration building.
Is there enough food to go around?
A person who is only a pawn in the game often talks big in company.
The printing business made Bill a small fortune.
It is of little consequence to me.