at a glance »
Upon cursory examination; an abbreviated review.
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blow away »
Flabbergast; scintillate; impress greatly.
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blow someone's mind »
To astonish someone, to flabbergast someone.
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bowl over »
To overwhelm with astonishment or wonder; to flabbergast.
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due course »
A. 1803, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey.
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handbags at dawn »
A catty squabble.
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kill the rabbit »
To get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.
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lady abbess »
A bawd, the mistress of a brothel.
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letters after one's name »
A list of abbreviations, separated by commas, representing the academic qualifications and civil or military honours achieved by a person.
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little pitchers have big ears »
Small children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).
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misery loves company »
Misery is easier to bear when one is not the only one miserable.1995, Chris Abbott,
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Rabbit »
Caught like a rabbit in the headlights.
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rabble rouser »
Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.
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taxi driver »
cabby
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the rabbit died »
A statement spoken to indicate one's own pregnancy, or that someone has found out they are pregnant.
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