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12-tone music
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face the music
To accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.
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music to one's ear
Some unexpected good news; a favorable outcome after some initial confusion or delay.
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tone down
To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder.
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tone up
To strengthen and make the muscles of the body firmer by regular excercise.
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tone down
To make a television program, piece of writing, etc. less offensive and so more suitable for a family audience.
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eyes closed all ears
to listen to high fidelity music in the fullest sense
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put on
To play recorded music.
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strike up
To start something, usually playing live music.
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barrel
A jar. 1 Kings xvii. 12.
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birds of a feather
C1710, Jonathan Swift, "A Conference," lines 11-12.
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blue note
Notes added to the major scale for expressive quality in jazz and blues music, particularly the flatted third, fifth and seventh.
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carry a tune
To produce music, especially to sing, with accurate pitch.
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chalkface
A musical concept or genre in which music is completely improvised and never played twice. Most often mixing elements of hip-hop, metal, punk and avant-garde jazz.
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cry the blues
To sing in the style of blues music.
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don't shit where you eat
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
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hide one's light under a bushel
For a person to keep some talent or skill hidden from other people. The tone is that a person having a talent which they can be proud of ought not hide it.
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measure twice and cut once
(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasn
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middle of the road
Of a type of melodic popular music that has wide appeal.
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month
a collection of days make up a month, there are 12 months in a year, or 56 weeks in a year, or 365 days in a year
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one-note
Having only one opinion, outlook, tone, etc., especially as expressed repetitively; without variety or range.
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opera house
music venue
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pickin' and grinnin'
Vigorously playing folk or country music on a stringed musical instrument, especially the guitar or banjo, while smiling broadly.
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power chord
A chord or combination of notes used in rock music and typically selected to sound good at high volume and high levels of distortion. Power chords make extensive use of intervals such as open fourths and fifths.
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scream
A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
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shuffle
A rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.
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sing soprano
To perform vocal music in a higher pitch than alto.
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tin ear
Insensitivity to and inability to appreciate the elements of performed music or the rhythm, elegance, or nuances of language.
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today we are all
August 12, 2008:, Robert Barnes, "McCain to Georgian President: "Today, We Are All Georgians"", Washington Post.
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today we are all
September 12, 2001: Jean-Marie Colombani, "Today, We Are All Americans", Le Monde.
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