a good man is hard to find »
Men who make good husbands or workers are rare.
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can't wait »
To eagerly anticipate; to find it unbearable to wait for a forthcoming pleasurable event.
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close the stable door after the horse has bolted »
To attempt to prevent a problem only to find it has already happened.
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Cold hands, warm heart; Dirty feet, no sweetheart! »
A few old timer's "fun" way to compliment a lady & to find out if she could be courted.
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come across »
To find, usually by accident.
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dig up dirt »
To examine in order to find negative information for public opinion, usually with the purpose of embarrassing or discrediting a person.
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don't shit where you eat »
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
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every Jack has his Jill »
everybody will find someone to have a romantic relationship with at some point in their life
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figure out »
To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
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find one's feet »
To grow in confidence in a new situation as one gains experience.
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find out »
To discover, as by asking or exploring.
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finders keepers »
The doctrine that whoever finds something is allowed to keep it
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get on somebody's case »
To lecture, berate, or complain to somebody, especially to find fault or criticize.
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hair-splitting »
The act of finding exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.
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hard pressed »
Having or likely to have difficulty or to find a task almost impossible.
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hen's teeth »
Anything very rare or impossible to obtain is said to be like finding hen’s teeth.
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home in on »
To focus or narrow down to something; to find or draw closer, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.
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it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog »
(rare or obsolete, proverb) If a person is determined to punish someone, they will find a way to do so.1596
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jack it in »
An imperative to stop doing something that the speaker finds annoying.
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lay hands on »
To find, obtain or procure.
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necessity is the mother of invention »
A person who is in great need of something will find a way to get it.
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nice guy »
An adult male who seeks sexual attraction and romantic intimacy, but only finds cordial friendship and platonic love.
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run across »
To find or discover by chance.
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run down »
To find something or someone after searching for a long time.
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scrounge up »
To seek or find despite a lack of apparent resources or availability.
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seek and ye shall find »
something can be found if it is looked for.
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shake the pagoda tree »
To find a source of easy enrichment; to become absurdly rich in a short time.
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sniff out »
To find something using the sense of smell.
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sniff out »
To find, especially to find something that cannot be seen.
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stumble across »
To discover or find something by accident.
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stumble on »
To discover or find something by accident.
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stumble upon »
To discover or find something by accident.
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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick »
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at [1] on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at [2] on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at [3] on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at [6] on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isn
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timing is everything »
Consideration of other events can greatly influence some desired outcome (such as an audience laughing to a comedian's joke).Telling the old joke about a butt-crack was not a good idea, just as the plumber arrived, Bob.You know what they say: "timing is everything." I'm sure we can find another plumber before the house floods.
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track down »
To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.
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