a rising tide lifts all boats »
Benefits provided to a few may lead to conditions that are beneficial to all.
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accident waiting to happen »
A thing or situation which is almost certain to eventually lead to an accident.
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all roads lead to Rome »
different paths can take one to the same goal
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another nail in one's coffin »
One in a series of factors which lead, or purport to lead, to downfall.
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bark up the wrong tree »
To attempt or pursue the wrong thing; to take the wrong approach; to follow a false lead.
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big kahuna »
A boss, leader, chieftain, or top-ranking person in an organization.
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bill of goods »
A set of misleading or deceptive claims; misinformation.
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bring home the bacon »
To have a job and earn money or to lead a successful career.
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bum rap »
A false accusation, or an injustice, especially one that leads to imprisonment.
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bury the lead »
To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.
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camel's nose »
A metaphor for a situation where the permitting of some small act will lead consequently to a larger undesirable act or circumstance.
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deathblow »
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
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follow suit »
To play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card.
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friend with benefits »
A friendship with no reserves when it comes to the release of shared sexual tension thus leading to sexual fraternization.
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go by the board »
To estimate the velocity of a boat or ship in knots by casting overboard the knotted line to whose end is attached the lead and thereafter counting the knots in the line as it goes aft along the side boards of the vessel.
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