a camel is a horse designed by a committee »
An expression critical of committees
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be in a spot of bother »
To have a slight problem, to be in a predicament.
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between a rock and a hard place »
Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.
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boot camp »
A short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term.
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boot camp »
Any short, intensive course of training.
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boot camp »
Indoctrination, physical fitness training and basic instruction in service-related subjects for recruits in the Navy and Marine Corps.
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camel through the eye of a needle »
Hyperbole to illustrate that something is almost impossible to do or to happen.
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camel's nose »
A metaphor for a situation where the permitting of some small act will lead consequently to a larger undesirable act or circumstance.
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caucus race »
A political competition; the game of campaigning and one-upmanship to get votes and be elected.
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crying shame »
It's a crying shame that so much money has been wasted on this pointless political campaign.
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drum up »
To generate or encourage; to campaign for.
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fall for »
To be fooled; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick.
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happy camper »
One who is thoroughly content or satisfied.
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in the same boat »
In the same situation or predicament; having the same problems.
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it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God »
The rich can afford more immoral behavior than the poor.
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kettle of fish »
An awkward situation; a predicament.
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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%C3%A9border le vase »
The final thing that is too much and forces a reaction; the straw that broke the camel's back.
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paint oneself into a corner »
To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.
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perp walk »
The intentional public display before news cameras of someone in police custody, especially someone famous or notorious, for the purpose of satisfying public interest, demonstrating the authorities' effectiveness, or shaming the person.
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pound the pavement »
To campaign diligently; to seek something, such as business, employment, or answers.
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proverbs run in pairs »
Every proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.
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rumor campaign »
A method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection.
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smear campaign »
An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.
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stop up »
To increase the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a higher number to an f/stop represented by a lower number and causing more light to pass into the camera.
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the straw that broke the camel's back »
A small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something.
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whisper campaign »
A method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection.
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whistle-stop train tour »
A tour in a political campaign that makes many brief stops in small communities.
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