all one's eggs in one basket »
Investing heavily in just one area.
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asphalt jungle »
A city or urban area, where the landscape is covered by pavement and the environment is alienating and unsafe.
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back water »
A very remote, rural area.
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beyond the black stump »
Extremely remote, outside the populated area.
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bridge »
A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2.
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clean up »
To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.
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close off »
To seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.
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concrete jungle »
An urban or other populated area containing a high density of buildings constructed of concrete or similar materials, especially one which lacks greenery and which seems unattractive, harsh, or unsafe.
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cut a wide swath »
To clear a broad track through a grassland, woodland, geographical region, or other area, either by natural means or by human action.
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cut in »
When painting, to paint edges, corners, or trim in preparation for rolling larger areas.
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debris field »
Any area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.
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far and wide »
Over a great distance, or large area; nearly everywhere.
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gray area »
A part that is not clear or certain; something that is open to interpretation.
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grey area »
A topic that is not clearly one thing or the other.
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grey area »
An area intermediate between two mutually exclusive states or categories where the border between the two is fuzzy.
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hard shoulder »
mortorway shopping area
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have the run of »
To have permission or freedom to move around throughout an area or to use something at will.
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high ground »
A location which is at a relatively high elevation, especially in comparison to the immediate surrounding area.
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in black and white »
Explicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.
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in touch »
The ball, or a player, is in touch when it, or he, is outside the playing area or touching the touchlines of the playing area.
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knacker's yard »
That area of a slaughterhouse where carcasses unfit for human consumption are rendered down to produce useful materials such as glue.
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man of parts »
A man that is talented in multiple areas of life. This includes but is not limited to the area of seduction. He puts very little emphasis on memorized scripts or "peacocking" and instead relies on individualized ways to charm a woman.
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mill around »
To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area.
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muck out »
To clean the excrement and other rubbish from the area where an animal is kept, such as a horse stable or a dog kennel.
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parking lot »
An open area, generally paved, where automobiles may be left when not in use.
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penalty box »
The penalty area.
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short of a length »
Of a ball that pitches short of a good length; a ball that bounces closer to the bowler than the area of the pitch regarded as the best for dismissing or restricting the scoring of the batsman.
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squaring the circle »
The historical problem of how to construct, using compass and ruler, a square having the same area as a given circle.
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wrong side of the tracks »
. May refer to area where the working class, poor or extremely poor live.
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