all bark and no bite »
Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
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all ears »
Listening intently; fully focused.
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all hat and no cattle »
Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
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at full tilt »
At full speed; very quickly.
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at large »
In full, fully.
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au fait »
fully informed;
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balancing act »
A performance that involves balancing things precariously and suspensefully.
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barrel »
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons.
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barrow man »
A man under sentence of transportation; alluding to the convicts at Woolwich, who are principally employed in wheeling barrows full of brick or dirt.
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be all ears »
To listen carefully or eagerly; to anticipate.
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bear up »
To endure hardship cheerfully.
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blue moon »
The third full moon in a quarter that contains four rather than the usual three full moons.
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born in a barn »
Engaging in the annoying behavior of inappropriately, and usually neglectfully, leaving open a door or window.
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break out »
To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
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bright-eyed and bushy-tailed »
Alert and in an eager, frisky, or playful mood; full of life.
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