See be there or be square on Wiktionary
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"(humorous) Used to encourage someone to attend an event."
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"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "encourage someone to attend an event",
"word": "不見不散"
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"word": "tule sinne tai olet tylsä (unidiomatic)"
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"roman": "mi shelo ba meruba",
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"word": "מי שלא בא מרובע"
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"sense": "encourage someone to attend an event",
"word": "будь та́м и́ли будь как все́"
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"sense": "encourage someone to attend an event",
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"word": "מי שלא בא מרובע"
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"sense": "encourage someone to attend an event",
"word": "будь та́м и́ли будь как все́"
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"word": "be there or be square"
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