bench jockey »
A baseball term for a player, coach or manager who is annoying and distracts opposition players and umpires from his team's dugout bench with verbal repartee.
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bend the truth »
To change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.
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bury the lead »
To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.
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bury the lede »
To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.
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dirty laundry »
Unflattering facts or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which some other may use to blackmail with.
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dirty old man »
An adult male - usually middle-aged or elderly - who acts in a lecherous or lewd manner.
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evil twin »
A duplicate or counterpart of something or someone that acts in a contrary, nefarious, or insidious manner.
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facts on the ground »
A euphemism, similar to fait accompli, used as an oblique way of saying that discussions over the possession of a given piece of territory has been rendered moot by the presence of military forces.
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facts on the ground »
Some aspects of the situation in a particular location.
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hell or high water »
Highly adverse circumstances; acts of God.
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it's not what you know but who you know »
For success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you know
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lady's man »
A man who attracts women and enjoys their company.
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lone gunman »
An individual person who acts on his or her own initiative, without partners, especially one who has sole responsibility for doing something questionable, confidential, or iniquitous.
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make a splash »
To do something that attracts attention.
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mum's the word »
The accompanying facts are a secret, not to be divulged.
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one's bark is worse than one's bite »
The individual acts threatening but is relatively harmless.
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out of touch »
No longer conversant with facts; not aware or realistic.
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seagull approach »
The occurence of casual, ill-informed and hasty decisions or comments made by outside authorities who lack an understanding of the local issues or a real understanding of the facts of a particular situ.
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seeing is believing »
You need to see something to believe it; visible facts cannot be denied.
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sex up »
To take part in sexual acts with.
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talk through one's hat »
To speak lacking expertise, authority, or knowledge; to invent or fabricate facts.
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the road to hell is paved with good intentions »
well-intended acts can lead to disaster
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them's the facts »
That's the truth, that's how it is; frequently used in reference to an unfortunate truth.
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turn-on »
Something that attracts, gives pleasure, or encourages, especially sexually.
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when, as, and if »
Used to indicate the timing and contingency of some obligation in contracts, especially financial.
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