a different ballpark »
Something totally unrelated or of a vastly different scale or scope.
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acknowledge the corn »
To cop a plea; to admit to a small error but not a larger one.
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as far as »
In the scope of.
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blot one's copy book »
To damage one's own reputation through bad behavior.
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broad church »
A wide scope of philosophies and ideas.
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brown noser »
One who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.
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carbon copy »
duplicate
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cop a feel »
To stealthily fondle someone in a sexual manner.
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cop on »
Grow up.
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cop out »
To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.
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cop-out »
A person who cops out.
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cop-out »
An excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.
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cop-out »
Avoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty; the action of copping out.
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copious free time »
A hypothetical time set aside for performing time-consuming tasks, however insinuating that the speaker really has no free time.
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copper beech »
tree
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copper-bottomed »
Having lower parts made of or covered by copper.
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copper-bottomed »
Thoroughly reliable.
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copy typist »
office worker
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do justice »
To really allow to be apprehended in its full scope.
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hack it »
To cope with, to be successful in.
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in too deep »
In a situation where one can't cope.
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light bucket »
Nickname for a reflecting telescope, especially one with a relatively large aperture and suitable for observing deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies.
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move the goalposts »
To alter the agreed basis, scope, standards or target of a procedure or task during its course, especially to do so to someone's advantage.
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rip off »
To copy, especially illegally.
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run off »
To make photocopies, or print.
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scope out »
To examine; to scout; to investigate; to check out.
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take something in stride »
To cope with something without much effort; to accept or manage something well.
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two cents »
A nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.
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under the microscope »
Under close scrutiny or examination.
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variable tandem repeat locus »
Any DNA sequence that exists in multiple copies strung together in various tandem lengths.
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weigh down »
To be too much for someone to cope with.
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