a dime's worth »
An insignificant amount.
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all in a day's work »
A nonchalant dismissal of a significant accomplishment.
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At ease with nudity »
ISM free identification with nude recreation
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beam up »
To be teleported over a long distance by means of a specific imaginary technology, specifically from the surface of a planet to an orbiting starship.
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business before pleasure »
An admonishment that discharging one's obligations must take precedence over devoting time to pursuits meant solely for one's own gratification.
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carry the message to Garcia »
To perform a requisite task without having been informed specifically by what method to do so.
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chicken feed »
A very small or insignificant quantity, especially of money.
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chopped liver »
A person or object which is not worthy of being noticed; someone or something insignificant.
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chump change »
A sum of money considered to be insignificant.
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cookie-cutter »
A solution to a problem that can be applied in many situations without modification.
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dicky-bird »
A insignificant sound or thing.
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double-edged sword »
A benefit that is also a liability, or that carries some significant but non-obvious cost or risk.
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factor space »
A space obtained from another by identification of points that are equivalent to one another in some equivalence relation.
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flash in the pan »
A career notable for early success not followed by significant accomplishment.
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full-fledged »
Having full qualification, credentials or preparation; entire; real.
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go from zero to hero »
To change from negative outcome to positive outcome. To improve one's fortunes significantly.
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golden ticket »
A qualification, person or thing that can provide lucrative opportunities.
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greatest thing since sliced bread »
A relatively recent invention likely to significantly improve people's lives.
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guilt trip »
A feeling of shame or embarrassment, especially if self-indulgent, unwarranted, exaggerated or felt over a significant period of time.
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have one's ducks in a row »
To be organized; to have one's affairs in order; specifically, to have a multi-person effort coordinated towards the exact same goal.
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hold one's liquor »
To be resistant to intoxication or to show few signs of intoxication, even after consuming a significant amount of alcohol.
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horse of a different color »
An unrelated or only incidentally related matter with distinctly different significance.
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legwork »
Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.
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letters after one's name »
A list of abbreviations, separated by commas, representing the academic qualifications and civil or military honours achieved by a person.
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much of a muchness »
Of two or more things, having little difference of any significance between them.
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neither here nor there »
Not important; having no significance or influence on the question at hand; not related; not relevant; not germane; not pertinent.
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no ifs, ands, or buts »
Period; exactly so; without modification, limitation, or addendum.
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off-the-shelf »
As purchased or as commonly available, without modification or customization.
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on the bubble »
Having qualification for an event depend on the upcoming performances of other competitors.
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on the bubble »
Holding the last qualifying position with qualification still in progress, and thus liable to lose that position.
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on the whole »
For the most part; apart from some insignificant details.
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out of one's league »
In a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others, whose accomplishments, preparedness, or other characteristics are on a significantly higher or lower level than one's own.
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out of whack »
Wrong, broken; specifically.
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pink slip »
An automobile roadworthiness inspection certificate.
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play the race card »
To assert that race or racism is responsible for a course of events, especially when race is not of particular significance to the issue in question; to attempt to inspire a particular reaction by raising the issue of race.
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pre-war »
Describing the most recent or significant war in a culture's history.
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raise the stakes »
To increase in significance or risk.
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rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic »
To do something pointless or insignificant that will soon be overtaken by events, or that contributes nothing to the solution of a current problem.
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round off »
To change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits.
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side issue »
An issue or topic which is not of direct significance to a primary concern.
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small change »
A minor or insignificant amount of money.
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tail between one's legs »
A reaction to a confrontation, specifically one with excessive shame and hurt pride.
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take for granted »
To assume something to be true without verification or proof.
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take to the cleaners »
To take a significant quantity of a person's money or valuables, through gambling, unfavorable investing, fraud, litigation, etc.
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take up »
That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get »
(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."
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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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three skips of a louse »
Said about some trifling or insignificant matter.
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tomato tomato »
Uses insignificant pronunciation difference to dismiss a correction to one's adherence to an alternative standard.
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two for two »
In baseball, meeting two out of two attempts at-bat. Specifically, it means the batter has reached base safely two out of two times.
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two-bit »
Insignificant or worthless.
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window dressing »
These latest modifications are mere window dressing, the same problems remain.
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