a million times »
by a factor of a million
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all over grumble »
Unsatisfactory.
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all things being equal »
Without considering or being affected by external factors.
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another nail in one's coffin »
One in a series of factors which lead, or purport to lead, to downfall.
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back-cloth star »
An actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.
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baggage »
In a metaphorical sense, factors that restrict a person's freedom, often in an intellectual or psychological way: emotional baggage.
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bite the hand that feeds you »
To cause harm to a benefactor.
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break a leg »
A wish for a successful performance; primarily a valediction to an actor wishing him or her a successful theatrical stage performance.
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bright-line rule »
A clearly defined rule or standard, comprised of objective factors, which leaves little or no room for varying interpretation.
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company »
A group of individuals with a common purpose, as in a company of actors.
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deadweight »
A useless, usually encumbering factor.
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earn one's keep »
To perform satisfactory physical labor or to provide other worthy services in return for remuneration, lodging, or other benefits; to support oneself financially.
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factor space »
A space obtained from another by identification of points that are equivalent to one another in some equivalence relation.
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factor space »
In a product space.
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fall short »
To be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient.
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go native »
Of a contractor or consultant, to begin working directly as an employee for a company and cease to work through a contracting firm or agency.
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gut factor »
Feelings about what feels right or wrong, good or bad. An inner persuasion that one may feel convinced is the appropriate decision.
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head start »
A factor conducive to superiority and success.
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make the grade »
To prove satisfactory; to be successful or worthy of merit.
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movie star »
famous film actor
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perfect storm »
A situation where a calamity is caused by the convergence and amplifying interaction of a number of factors.
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reinvent the wheel »
To redo work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily; to rethink an already working system, technique, etc. in a pointless attempt to improve it.
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strip away »
To ignore a factor which obscures the reality.
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up to scratch »
Sufficient; adequate; of acceptable or satisfactory quality.
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wet boy »
A contractor assassin or hit man.
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