eat crow »
To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.
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honorable mention »
An award or recognition given to something that does not make it to a higher standing but is worth mentioning in an honorable way.
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in for a penny, in for a pound »
Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must
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in the driver's seat »
Having the most important role in a storyline or recognition. Of primary importance.
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kettle of fish »
A situation which is recognized as different from or as an alternative to some other situation, and which is not necessarily unfavorable.
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log out »
To exit an account in a computer system so that it doesn't recognize you until you log in again.
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long goodbye »
Nickname for Alzheimer's disease, especially for the final phase of the disease, during which the patient suffers a progressive decline of cognitive and motor skills and gradually loses the ability to recognize and to communicate with family and friends.[1]; nickname for the relationship between a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease and that person's family or friends.
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mend one's ways »
To recognise one's failings and attempt to remedy them.
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on sight »
I recognized him on sight.
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second childhood »
The period or state of cognitive decline of an elderly person, characterized by childlike judgment and behavior.
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take a number »
Recognize that many others are in the same situation; recognize that one's concerns are not of high priority; be prepared to wait.
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there but for the grace of God go I »
A recognition that others' misfortune could be one's own, if it weren't for the blessing/kindness/luck bestowed by fate or the Divine.Man's fate is in God's hands.More generally, our fate is not entirely in our own hands.
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