buried treasure »
Something, having been concealed for a long time, which later is found and is profitable.
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caught in the act »
To be found doing something that you weren't supposed to be doing, while you're doing it.
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dead tree edition »
Paper version of a publication that can be found online.
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debris field »
Any area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.
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deep thinker »
A person whose thoughts are profound; an intellectual.
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from the ground up »
From the beginning; starting with the basics, foundation, or fundamentals.
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grass roots »
The essential foundation or source of something.
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house of cards »
A structure or argument built on a shaky foundation.
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keep one's eye on the ball »
My ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.
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lay the groundwork »
To create a foundation; to provide the basics or fundamentals.
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mess up »
To discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray.
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sea change »
A profound transformation.
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seek and ye shall find »
something can be found if it is looked for.
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the jig is up »
An expression used to mean "We have been caught out and have no defence", or if spoken to a person who's just been found out as the perpetrator of an offense, it means "You've been discovered.".
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the rabbit died »
A statement spoken to indicate one's own pregnancy, or that someone has found out they are pregnant.
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