according to »
According to him, every person was to be bought. - Thomas Babington Macaulay.
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ace of spades »
The playing card belonging to the spades suit and featuring one pip.
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act out »
To go through the process of a scene from a play, a charade or a pointless exercise.
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all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy »
Too much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.
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avoir du pois lay »
Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops.
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back gammon player »
A sodomite.
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beat around the bush »
To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.
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bench jockey »
A baseball term for a player, coach or manager who is annoying and distracts opposition players and umpires from his team's dugout bench with verbal repartee.
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blame Canada »
A catch phrase for shifting attention away from a serious social issue by laying responsibility with Canada.
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blind »
A player who is or was forced to make a bet.
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bogged down »
Stuck; mired, as in detail, difficulty; delayed or made slower.
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boys will be boys »
It is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys will be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in school.
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bridge »
A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2.
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bright-eyed and bushy-tailed »
Alert and in an eager, frisky, or playful mood; full of life.
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bring forth »
To display, produce, bring out for display.
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