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Posted by Psi on March 06, 2002

In Reply to: Meaning posted by badri on March 05, 2002

: what is the meaning of phrase "You are only as good as you dare to be bad"
: could you illustrate that few examples
: thank you

I've not come across that one, but it reminds me of a rather old-fashioned expression "she's no better than she ought to be", which has always made my head spin trying to understand.

psi

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