a drop in the bucket »
An effort or action having very little overall influence, especially as compared to a huge problem.
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a gentleman and a scholar »
An admirable person.
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a scholar and a gentleman »
An admirable person.
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all's well that ends well »
Problems do not matter if things turn out well in the end.
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ballpoint pen »
writing implement
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be in a spot of bother »
To have a slight problem, to be in a predicament.
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be left holding the baby »
To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.
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boil down »
As an allusion to the cooking technique of reducing liquids by heat, one boils down a problem, argument, etc. to its most central elements.
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born with a silver spoon in one's mouth »
Note. The original nautical expression is just born with a silver spoon and describes those young gentlemen who were able to enter the Royal Navy without examination and whose promotion was assured. the converse was born with a wooden ladle.
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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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can of worms »
A complex, troublesome situation arising when a decision or action produces considerable subsequent problems.
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chalkface »
A musical concept or genre in which music is completely improvised and never played twice. Most often mixing elements of hip-hop, metal, punk and avant-garde jazz.
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close the stable door after the horse has bolted »
To attempt to prevent a problem only to find it has already happened.
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come out in the wash »
Of problems or difficulties, to work out, resolve, or become understood eventually and naturally.
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cookie-cutter »
A solution to a problem that can be applied in many situations without modification.
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