a camel is a horse designed by a committee »
An expression critical of committees
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a man is known by the company he keeps »
People are similar in character to their friends.
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a million times »
by a factor of a million
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a stopped clock is right twice a day »
A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.
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abide by »
To accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it; to conform to; to acquiesce; as, to abide by an award.
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abide by »
To remain faithful to something or someone; to stand to; to adhere.
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abound in »
To have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.
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abound with »
To have something in great numbers or quantities; to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.
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account for »
To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
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all things being equal »
Without considering or being affected by external factors.
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angle for »
To try to obtain something by subtle indirect means. Political manoeuvres, suggestion, etc.
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April showers bring May flowers »
April, traditionally a rainy period, gives way to May, when flowers will bloom because of the water provided to them by the April rains.By extension, that a period of discomfort can provide the basis for a period of happiness.
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apron string hold »
An estate held by a man during his wife's life.
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ark ruffian »
Rogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.
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as luck would have it »
As it happened; how it turned out; by good fortune; fortunately or luckily.
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