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don't kill the messenger
don't kill the messenger
Don't get angry at or punish someone who is simply delivering bad or undesirable news as he or she is not responsible for it. A: "What do you mean I'm being sued by my ex-wife? I'll knock your lights out!" B: "Hey man, I'm just doing my job. Don't kill the messenger!"
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Felipe | | fe-LEE-pe (Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian) |
Suzana | | - | Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Portuguese (Brazilian) |
Clinton | | KLIN-tən | English |
Aliisa | | AH-lee:-sah | Finnish |
Praxis | | - | Greek Mythology |
Pancho | | PAHN-cho | Spanish |