Après-ski »
A place "after skiing". Typically a bar or pub where people go after a day on the slopes to ease off and meet other people.
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back-of-the-envelope »
Approximate, rough, simplified.
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blood is thicker than water »
Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!
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brush up »
To review; to improve an existing but rusty or under-developed skill.
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built like a brick shithouse »
Of a person, with an exceptionally well-developed chest.
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bush telegraph »
A system used by undeveloped societies in remote regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds, word-of-mouth relay, or smoke signals.
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come about »
To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen.
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come of age »
To mature, or become fully developed.
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come on »
To progress, to develop.
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developments »
A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.
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developments »
Plural form of development.
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fit as a lop »
In good health, fitness.
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go off at score »
Of a horse, to break suddenly into a gallop; of a person, suddenly to say or do something impetuous.
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hothouse »
An environment in which growth or development is encouraged; a hotbed.
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in the making »
In development; in the process of being made.
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