me three »
Used to express agreement, after someone has already said "me too".
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out of the frying pan, into the fire »
From an already bad situation to a worse one.
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palace politics »
The relationships and interactions of top-level officials, advisors and other powerbrokers within a government, especially as involving internal rivalry and intrigue.
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preach to the choir »
Speaking as if to convince a person or group of something which that person or group already believes.
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push one's luck »
To take an excessive risk or to attempt some task unlikely to succeed, especially after having already been unexpectedly lucky.
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quarter of »
"I need twenty minutes to get to the shop." "You'll be late. It's already a quarter of.".
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reinvent the wheel »
To redo work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily; to rethink an already working system, technique, etc. in a pointless attempt to improve it.
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scissorbill »
And railroad term for someone who refused to join the union or who openly colluded with management to thwart the union.
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shotgun wedding »
A wedding in which the bride is already pregnant.
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the nose knows »
Despite the addressee's belief that the speaker was unaware of something, the speaker, in fact, was already aware.
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under one's belt »
Already done; within one's experience; practiced.
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warm up »
To prepare for executing an already-learned activity by a limited amount of additional practice.
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water over the dam »
An event or set of events which has already happened and cannot be changed.
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you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows »
You don't need an expert to tell you what you already know.
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| BTW, Why won't you become an editor? |
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