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keep confusion at bayTo keep confusion at bay means to avoid or prevent confusion.Rate it:

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at bayUnable to come closer; at a distance.Rate it:

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at bayCornered; unable to flee.Rate it:

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keep at bayprevent (someone or something) from approaching or having an effect.Rate it:

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a dime a dozensomething very plentiful, common, and therefore, inexpensive.Rate it:

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six of one, half a dozen of the otherThe two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn't matter which one we choose.Rate it:

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half a dozensixRate it:

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Dime a DozenTo be common and cheap; easy to access and obtainable everywhereRate it:

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Baker's DozenTo get thirteen of any item, for the cost of twelveRate it:

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baker's dozenCousin.Rate it:

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baker's dozenThirteen, a group of thirteen.Rate it:

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baker's half dozenSeven, a group of seven.Rate it:

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bakers dozenThirteen.Rate it:

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banker's dozenElevenRate it:

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banker's dozenBy analogy, a method of lending where the interest is deducted beforehand, archetypally borrowing twelve dollars (owing twelve dollars back, a dozen) but actually receiving only eleven.Rate it:

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cheaper by the dozenThings are handled more efficiently as a group, rather than individually.Rate it:

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decimal dozenten, a group of tenRate it:

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dime a dozenSo common as to be practically worthless.Rate it:

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excuses are a dime a dozenThe excuse given is not unique; everyone has an excuse for something.Rate it:

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six of one, half dozen of anotherIt makes no difference, they're still the same This expression is sometimes said a little differently, but is all the same no matter how it is said. Sometimes people say "half dozen" and sometimes "half a dozen " Also, sometimes the expression is "six of one, half dozen of THE other" and sometimes it is said, "six of one, half a dozen of ANother."Rate it:

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twenty to the dozenvery fast, fluently (i.e. "to say twenty words to another's dozen")Rate it:

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bonnet blanc, blanc bonnettomayto, tomahto; same difference; six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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c'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnetIt is six of one and half-a-dozen of the other.Rate it:

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hold offTo delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.Rate it:

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Jacke wie Hosesix of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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blanc bonnet, bonnet blanctomayto, tomahto; same difference; six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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body of waterAny significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as a river, lake or a bay.Rate it:

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du pareil au mêmesame difference, six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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être aux aboisTo be reduced to the last extremity; To be at bay.Rate it:

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life's a bitchAn expression of acceptance of misfortune.1950, Joy Davidman, Weeping Bay, page 184:She'd have been willing enough to use them, poor dead little bitch. Life's a bitch. Life's a bad joke.Rate it:

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se non è zuppa è pan bagnatosix of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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skinny rabbitan issue that has little significance to an outcome. The issue is not worth discussing. Outcome is 6 one and half dozen the other. There is no meat to the discussion.Rate it:

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urbs in sinu sita estthe city is situate on a bay.Rate it:

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