absence makes the heart grow fonder »
When someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love (or miss) them or it.
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bee in one's bonnet »
Something of particular interest or concern; an obsession.
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can of worms »
A complex, troublesome situation arising when a decision or action produces considerable subsequent problems.
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caught with one's hand in the cookie jar »
Observed or apprehended while committing a theft, especially while embezzling money.
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correlation does not imply causation »
(statistics) The observed correlation between two parameters, say, the growth of a market and the growth of a neighbor's child may, in fact, have nothing to do with each other's causation.
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diplomatic flu »
An illness feigned by one or more government officials or other public figures as an excuse for an absence really based on political reasons.
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don't be penny wise and pound foolish »
Don't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts.Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere.
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fill in »
To fill; to replace material that is absent or has been removed.
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fly on the wall »
A quiet, non-participating, or unseen observer; an eavesdropper or witness.
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free rein »
The absence of constraints; freedom to make decisions.
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golf widow »
A woman who is deprived of her husband's time and attention due to his regular absence in order to play golf.
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gongoozle »
To observe things idly.
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hard-nosed »
Guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory.
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have eyes in the back of one's head »
To be particularly, especially uncannily, observant; a perceived ability to see in all directions at once.
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hold the fort »
To assume responsibility, especially in another’s absence..
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