(idiomatic) The specific provisions of, or particular steps for implementing, a general plan, policy, or contract may be complicated, controversial, or unworkable.

(rare or obsolete, proverb) If a person is determined to punish someone, they will find a way to do so.

Being mentioned in the media, even in the context of a scandal or controversy, is beneficial to the subject because it brings publicity.

Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so; things that look nice might not be as good as they look.

(slang) Long Island in New York.

Be careful of criticising others, lest the same happen to you.

What matters is a person's character, rather than his/her appearance.

An uninhabited island, especially one in the tropics. / (attributive) Designating something that a person considers indispensable and would always want to have available.

plural of traffic island

A native or inhabitant of Prince Edward Island, Canada.