Jean Piaget

The child often sees only what he already knows. He projects the whole of his verbal thought into things. He sees mountains as built by men, rivers as dug out with spades, the sun and moon as following us on our walks.

Swiss Psychologist

Ethel Waters

The white audiences thought I was white, my features being what they are, and at every performance I'd have to take off my gloves to prove I was a spade.

American Musician

Gertrude Jekyll

It is no use asking me or anyone else how to dig... Better to go and watch a man digging, and then take a spade and try to do it.

British Celebrity

Diana Gabaldon

Conflict and character are the heart of good fiction, and good mystery has both of those in spades.

American Author

John McDonnell

I call a spade a shovel, straightforward. If I disagree with someone, I tell them.

British Politician

Sophie Rundle

Loyalty, support, and 'the sisterhood' are there in spades in 'Jamestown.

English Actress

Dante Basco

Everything you want Robin Williams to be, he delivered in spades.

American Actor

James Stephens

A sword, a spade, and a thought should never be allowed to rust.

Irish Poet

Marc Andreessen

I don't like to not call a spade a spade.

American Businessman

Lee Zeldin

American Politician

The term 'spade' is often used in gardening or farming contexts to refer to digging tools.

Gardening Context

'Spade' implies physical effort; it's used when someone is doing manual labor.

Physical Activity

A spade has a specific shape; it's different from a general shovel due to its sharp, flat end.

Shape Specific

In card games, 'spades' is one of the four suits and can be a game of its own.

Card Games

In some card games, the spades suit often ranks highest.

Suit Hierarchy

As a verb, 'spade' conveys the action of using the tool, not just its presence.

Action Oriented

'Spade' often implies preparing the ground, as for planting or construction.

Preparation Work

The idiom 'call a spade a spade' is about valuing truth over politeness.

Honesty Over Comfort

Using the phrase can seem confrontational; it's best used with caution.

Confrontational Nuance

 the idea of autonomy the idea that no one is looking over your shoulder no one is monitoring you right you you do work in the way that you see fit now as we all know the open road isn't actually all that open when you really look at it there are lots of rules on the road and truckers deal with rules and spades much

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 there are six sides to a die, two sides to a coin, 52 cards in a deck. You all know what the likelihood is of pulling the ace of spades or of flipping a heads. But as it turns out, this is not a very easy idea to apply in everyday life. That's why Americans spend more -- I should say, lose more -- gambling

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 cards go on top of it and pretending like I'm memorizing like like this you see this is it no no raising face okay so yeah good yeah okay so all I care about is this nine of spades on top I don't tell them this obviously then I'm gonna start spreading the cards myself as I ask for help so I

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 Your name is? Nicole. Nicole, and? Actually, here's the thing, answer it, answer it, answer it. Is it a girl? They've already gone. OK, swap over positions. Can you stand over here? This will make it easier. Pity, I would have told them it was the ace of spades.

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 salamanders hunt for invertebrate prey throughout the night with its striking yellow and red markings this is a rare subspecies found only here it will also hide up during the day as to will the spade foot toad

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 And that’s not counting his backpack, or sarcina, which contains food and all the tools he needs to help build the camp – spade, saw, pickaxe, and basket.

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 The tension was building. "11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17." And on the 17, instead of the king of spades,

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 year care ow and they return that love in spades even to a visitor like me

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 year care and they return that love in spades even to a visitor like me

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 seven, eight -- ah -- nine, 10, the jack, jack of spades, queen of --

Spade

Gardening Context

Physical Activity

Shape Specific

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