quake in one's boots »
To be frightened, scared, or nervous.
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quantum mechanics »
Something overly complicated or detailed.
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quantum mechanics »
The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms for classical Newtonian ones.
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quarter of »
"I need twenty minutes to get to the shop." "You'll be late. It's already a quarter of.".
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quarter of »
Fifteen minutes before the next hour.
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quarter past »
Fifteen minutes past any hour.
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queer fish »
An odd or eccentric person.
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queer one's pitch »
To make a task more difficult for the speaker.
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question mark »
Doubt or uncertainty.
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question mark »
The punctuation mark “?”, used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question..
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quick on the uptake »
Able to readily understand things; intelligent.
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quick-and-dirty »
Done or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time.
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quick-and-dirty »
Of or pertaining to the creation or repair of software or hardware in a manner which permits operation within a brief period of time, although with compromised functionality or reliability.
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quicumque vult »
A forward girl, ready to oblige every man that shall ask her.
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quicumque vult »
The Athanasian Creed.
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