bat for both sides »
To be a batter for both teams in an amateur baseball game.
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bring owls to Athens »
Who brings owls to Athens? — Euelpides, in Aristophanes' Birds.
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cherry pick »
To position oneself near the opponent's goal to attempt to receive an errant or intentional pass for an easy score, as in basketball or versions of soccer where offsides are not enforced.
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company »
In legal context, an entity that manufactures or sells products , or provides services as a commercial venture. A corporation.
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hell on earth »
A very unpleasant situation; torment, particularly when widespread.
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hold with the hare and run with the hounds »
To remain neutral by attempting to placate two factions or both sides of a controversy.
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house cooling party »
A party to celebrate when a person decides to leave a house or flat, and sometimes to help prepare the space for the incoming residents.
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in addition »
Also; as well; besides.
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lick one's chops »
To use one's tongue to remove moistness from the sides of one's mouth, as when salivating or at the conclusion of a meal.
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meal ticket »
Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.
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miner's canary »
Any thing, especially an organism, whose demise or distress provides an early warning of danger.
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miners' canary »
Any thing, especially an organism, whose demise or distress provides an early warning of danger.
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necker's knob »
A knob attached to the steering wheel of an automobile, especially before the widespread availability of power steering, helping the driver steer with one arm and leaving the other arm free to provide romantic attention to a companion.
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on opposite sides of the barricades »
Of starkly different, opposite views on an issue.
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shroud »
One of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate.
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steer clear »
To avoid; to dodge; to sidestep.
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sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof »
No need to worry about the future; the present provides enough to worry about.
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sweetheart deal »
A transaction, contract, or other agreement in which one party provides particularly favorable terms to the other, especially in suspicious circumstances.
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take sides »
To ally oneself with a given opinion, agenda or group; to support one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation.
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there are two sides to every question »
One should not make a judgement until one hears the other side.
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to boot »
Moreover, on top of that, besides, also.
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