ace of spades »
The playing card belonging to the spades suit and featuring one pip.
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act out »
To go through the process of a scene from a play, a charade or a pointless exercise.
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as good as one's word »
Faithful to a promise one has made.
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barrel »
A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
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basket case »
One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic or stress.
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beefed out »
Having been improved greatly or upgraded; beefed up.
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beyond one's pay grade »
Beyond one's capability.
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beyond one's pay grade »
Beyond one's level of authority.
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big kahuna »
A boss, leader, chieftain, or top-ranking person in an organization.
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blanket term »
A word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things. The degree of relation may vary. Blanket terms often trade specificity for ease-of-use; in other words, a blanket term by itself gives little detail about the things that it describes or the relationships between them, but is easy to say and remember. Blanket terms often originate as slang, and eventually become integrated into the general vocabulary.
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blind »
A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
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blow chunks »
To be very bad, inadequate, unpleasant, or miserable; to thoroughly suck.
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bogged down »
Stuck; mired, as in detail, difficulty; delayed or made slower.
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brown power »
The production of electricity made from conventional sources, such as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power.
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bump up »
To promote a person to a higher grade.
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