against the clock »
In a time-restricted manner, to meet a deadline, hurriedly, timed.
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all nations »
A composition of all the different spirits sold in a dram-shop, collected in a vessel into which the drainings of the bottles and quartern pots are emptied.
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all things come to those who wait »
(dated) A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.
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all-over oneself »
Feeling self-satisfied.
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as of »
From, on or at a specified time.
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autem mort »
A married woman; also a female beggar with several children hired or borrowed to excite charity.
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back-of-the-envelope »
Approximate, rough, simplified.
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bang straw »
A nick name for a thresher, but applied to all the servants of a farmer.
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barrel »
A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
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bawl out »
To have a serious argument accompanied with shouting.
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bent on a splice »
About to be married.
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borganism »
An organization of autonomous organisms that exhibit collectivism: individual "units" that have merged to yield a unified construct. Such an amalgam may possess a collective consciousness, arguably an emergent phenomenon of social networking.
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bottom line »
The final balance; the amount of money or profit left after everything has been tallied.
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bought the farm »
Simple past tense and past participle of buy the farm: died; often refers to death in battle.
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breakfast of champions »
An ironic appellation for beer, junk food, or other foods implied to be unhealthy.
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