bang out »
To do something quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner.
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don't shit where you eat »
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
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fat lip »
A swelling on the lip, especially one resulting from a punch or other blow.
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flip one's lid »
To be explosively angry.
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flipside »
Later or tomorrow.
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flipside »
A necessary consequence or corollary of something; especially one seen as opposite, or as pro versus con.
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flipside »
The B-side of a phonograph record.
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give somebody the slip »
To evade, escape, or get away from somebody.
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keep one's lips sealed »
To keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.
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let slip »
To divulge a secret, as by accident or mistake.
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let slip »
allow to escape
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lip service »
Empty talk; words absent of action or intention.
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lock lips »
To kiss on the lips; to engage in a French kiss.
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my lips are sealed »
See keep one's lips sealed.
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pink slip »
An automobile roadworthiness inspection certificate.
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pink slip »
Notice of the termination of employment.
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rake »
The direction of slip during fault movement. The rake is measured within the fault plane.
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read lips »
To lipread.
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read somebody's lips »
To discern what somebody is saying by watching the shape of the mouth rather than by hearing the sounds of the words.
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slip into something a little more comfortable »
To wear something suitable to be stripped off by a lover.
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slip of the pen »
A mistake in handwriting.
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slip of the tongue »
A mistake in speech.
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slip on »
shoe type; to try out
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slip someone's mind »
To be forgotten; to escape one's memory.
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slip through the cracks »
To escape notice or lack sufficient attention.
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slip up »
To err, falter; to make a mistake.
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slip-up »
A mistake or error; a minor misstep.
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slippery as an eel »
So crafty, or cunning that they cannot be caught by the police, although it is known that they are acting illegally.
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slippery as an eel »
So slippery that it is almost impossible to hold with one's hands.
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slippery slope »
A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.
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slippery slope »
A logical argument that follows a chain of events or causes and effects to some conclusion.
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smart arse »
One who is particularly flippant or insolent or tends to make snide remarks or jokes.
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stiff upper lip »
The quality of being resolute and showing self-restraint, associated with stereotypical British people.
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talk like an apothecary »
To use hard or gallipot words: from the assumed gravity and affectation of knowledge generally put on by the gentlemen of this profession, who are commonly as superficial in their learning as they are pedantic in their language.
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there's many a slip twixt cup and lip »
In any situation, however well planned, something can always go wrong.
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tight lipped »
taciturn
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tight lips »
Of a person, silence or reticence.
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tight-lipped »
Having the lips pressed together.
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tight-lipped »
Unwilling to divulge information.
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turn down »
To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction.
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turn over »
To flip over; to rotate top to bottom.
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turn up »
To reposition by rotating, flipping, etc. upwards.
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turn upside down »
To flip over; to rotate top to bottom.
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you can't take it with you »
It is not possible to take one's material wealth to whatever world may await one after death.1900, E. Phillips Oppenheim, A Millionaire of Yesterday, ch. 6:"The clause which
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zip it »
Be quiet; the same as zip one's lip.
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zip one's lip »
To stop talking; to be quiet.
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