apples and oranges »
Said of a comparison of items that are not comparable.
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arm and a leg »
A relatively high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price.
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balancing act »
An effort to manage many conflicting or competing items or interests.
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best of the bunch »
The best or most preferred person or item within a group.
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big enchilada »
Some item of high value, especially a top prize or reward.
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bill of goods »
A collection of items purchased or offered for sale.
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business end »
The part of a tool or other similar item, that is physically used for its operation, rather than the part which is held.
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button up »
To fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.
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check out »
To withdraw an item, as from a library, and have the withdrawal recorded.
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check out »
Used to draw attention to something and stimulate excitement about it.
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cherry-pick »
To pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.
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creature comfort »
Any small item or detail that makes a person comfortable and at home.
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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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drive-by media »
Media professionals who "spray" a bunch of repetitive misstatements, mistaken and misinterpreted news reports to cause excitement and confusion. They then figuratively "drive off" leaving the cleanup of their mess and hysteria to others, to correct and properly explain and interpret.
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fall off a truck »
Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally.
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