ace in the hole »
A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage.
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albatross »
A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole.
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at large »
In general; as a whole.
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bad apple »
A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.
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below par »
Less than par for the hole or course.
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bend somebody's ear »
Sorry to bend your ear with the whole story, but I think you ought to know.
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break off »
To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.
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brown bread »
Bread with a brown colour as distinct from white bread, wholemeal, granary or other specific types of bread.
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burn a hole in one's pocket »
To cause someone to be tempted to spend money.
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chip in »
To put a chip shot in the hole.
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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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dive in »
To start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly.
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ear tunnel »
A piece of jewelry that fits into a stretched earlobe hole and makes it seem like a peephole and makes it see-through.
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economical with the truth »
Not telling the whole truth, especially in order to present a false image of a situation; untruthful; lying. Often used with sarcasm or satire.
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first things first »
Deal with matters of highest priority first; deal with matters in logical sequence.1922, H. G. Wells, The Secret Places of the Heart, ch.4,"First things first," said Sir Richmond. If we set about getting fuel sanely, if we do it as the deliberate, co-operative act of the whole species, then it follows that we shall look very closely into the use that is being made of it.1999, Frank Pellegrini, "House Republicans Quell Mutiny Over Tax Bounty," Time, 23 Jul.,Judging by the polls
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full whack »
The whole amount.
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go the whole hog »
To do something as entirely or completely as possible; to reserve or hold back nothing.
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hole in one »
A round that is completed by sinking the ball in a single shot or attempt, with one hit.
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hole in one »
Any rare, wonderful, or remarkable accomplishment.
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horse's ass »
A jerk; an unpleasant, unlikable person; an asshole.
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kit and caboodle »
Everything entirely, the whole lot.
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lion »
A large cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly to much of Europe. The term may apply to the species as a whole, to individuals, or to male individuals. It also applies to related species like mountain lions.
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mark up »
To increase the price of something between its wholesale and retail phase.
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on the whole »
For the most part; apart from some insignificant details.
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out of whole cloth »
Fabricated, fictitious.
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round down »
To the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.
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round up »
To the smallest integer that is not less than it, or to some other greater value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.
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stop up »
To fill a hole or cavity, or block an opening or passage, as with a plug.
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swear by »
To wholeheartedly trust.
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tee off »
To hit the first shot of the hole.
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the whole nine yards »
All the way; with everything done completely or thoroughly.
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the whole nine yards »
And everything. Often used, like etc., to finish out a list.
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the whole shooting match »
Everything; the entire collection, endeavor, or activity.
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the whole world and his dog »
Everybody; too many people; a huge crowd.
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throw dirt enough, and some will stick »
If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at [1] on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say
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white hole »
A theoretically possible but physically highly unlikely singularity which would emit matter and energy; the antithesis of a black hole.
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whole enchilada »
All of something or a group of related things taken in totality.
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whole shebang »
A building or house and everything in it.
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whole shebang »
Everything; the entire thing.
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you knows it »
You're right; I wholeheartedly agree with your statement.
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