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Part four of an occasional series

“He tells it like it is.”

Translation:
He upholds my prejudices.
 

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Part three of an occasional series

“It’s a no-brainer.”

Translation:
It’s the kind of idea you would have if you had no brain.
 

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Part two of an occasional series

“I couldn't have said it better myself.”

Translation:
I am so accustomed to considering myself the best at saying things, that anyone saying something better is genuinely remarkable and surprising to me.

Clichés Translated

Part one of an occasional series

“There’s no ‘I’ in ‘team.’”

Translation:
A quirk of English spelling means that you should do things the way I want, not the way you want.