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Phrase(s): There is a tide in the affairs of men.
Prov. If you have a favorable opportunity to do something, do it, or you will lose your chance. (From Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar.) • I think that this is the best possible time to start our own business. We shouldn’t hesitate. There is a tide in the affairs of men.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs