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a bit much »    More than is reasonable.

a fool and his money are soon parted »    It is easy to get money from foolish people, especially rich ones.

a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down »    An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.

add up »    To make sense; to be reasonable or consistent.

after one's own heart »    Of a person: having the same ideas, opinions or behaviour as oneself.

all's fair in love and war »    unpleasant behavior is acceptable during love and conflict.

and counting »    Used to show that the number previously mentioned is continuously changing, i.e. increasing or decreasing.

apple does not fall far from the tree »    A child grows up to be very similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.1842, E. A. Freidlaender (translator), Frederika Bremer (author), The Neighbours, ch. 10:It is impossible to look at Madam Rhen, without at once making the conclusion that she is pleasantness, hospitality, and loquacity itself; nor can one look upon her daughter Renetta without thinking, "the apple does not fall far from the tree!"1978, Dr. Isador Rosenfeld, "Doctor Asks Patient

Après-ski »    A place "after skiing". Typically a bar or pub where people go after a day on the slopes to ease off and meet other people.

ask for »    To increase the likelihood of something by persisting in some action; to invite.

At ease with nudity »    ISM free identification with nude recreation

at hand »    Readily available; within easy reach; nearby.

at home »    At ease, comfortable.

back up »    As a security measure.

bacon fed »    Fat, greasy.

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