banyan day »
In modern usage it refers to a picnic or cookout for the ship's crew.
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been to the rodeo »
Exposed to conmen and hucksters; experienced.
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been to the rodeo »
N.d., Alan Neff, Precious Tribes, Vicious Lies, page 72.
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bleeding edge »
Something very current, or modern where there may actually be a hazard or risk in using it, such as with potentially unstable software. The term relates to a sword.
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blow up »
To explode or be destroyed by explosion.
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blow up »
To explode something or somebody or destroy something or injure or kill somebody by explosion.
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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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check out »
To obtain computer source code from a repository.
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clean code »
Software code that is formatted correctly and in an organized manner so that another coder can easily read or modify it.
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don't take any wooden nickels »
Do not permit yourself be cheated or duped; do not be naive.
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every cloud has a silver lining »
In every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,
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go by the wayside »
To become obsolete or outmoded.
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go off »
To explode.
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go off »
To explode metaphorically; to become very angry.
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go out »
To leave one's abode to go to public places.
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guinea pig »
A tailless rodent of the Cavia genus, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet.
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half a mind »
A moderate inclination.
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jump in »
To enter something quickly. Usually a mode of transport.
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late model »
Recently designed or fabricated; new.
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latter day »
modern
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let off »
To cause to explode.
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mighty oaks from little acorns grow »
Something great can come from a modest beginning.Don't give up on the project - mighty oaks from little acorns grow!
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mock up »
To create a model or demonstration; to create a preliminary version or sample.
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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny »
(biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization.1905, J. A. Harris, "The Importance of Investigations of Seedling Stages," Science, New Series, vol. 22, no. 554, p. 186:With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.1961, M. E. Wolfgang, "Pioneers in Criminology: Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909)," The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 367:Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.2002, B. S. Jackson, "Models in Legal History: The Case of Biblical Law," Journal of Law and Religion, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 11:For even if we accept that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," those responsible for the drafting of ancient legal documents were not children, and are hardly to be endowed with some form of infantile mentality.
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out of date »
Not current, outmoded, out of style, or too old to be used.
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pelt of the dog »
An immoderate, excessive quantity of alcohol drunk the morning after whilst suffering withdrawal symptoms or a hangover, which goes beyond alleviating the complaint to causing drunkenness; cf. hair of the dog.
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rag-chewing »
A phrase used by morse code operators for a longer than usual conversation, generally a conversation extending about 30 minutes.
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rat race »
An activity or situation which is congested with participants and which is hectic or tedious, especially in the context of a busy, modern urban lifestyle.
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run roughshod over »
To treat roughly or without care, respect, or moderation; to act without control; to damage.
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set off »
To cause to explode.
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shift gears »
To change pace or mode of operation.
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straight out of the chute »
Something done immediately, or "from the beginning". Taken from rodeo routine: the bucking bronco, or bull, or the calf for the calf-roping contest is kept in a narrow pen, a chute, until it is released and dashes out to its fate.
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the map is not the territory »
Our models of the world, and our sensations of the world, are not the true world.
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the sky is the moon »
A new modern combination of "the sky is the limit" and "shoot for the moon".
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time heals all wounds »
Negative feelings eventually erode away
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timeserver »
A device, node or program that distributes the correct time to clients in a network.
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trench mouth »
Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, a severe bacterial infection of the gums, typically characterized by inflammation, bleeding, deep ulceration, necrotized tissue, pain, fever, enlarged lymph nodes, fatigue, and halitosis.
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wash out »
To wear away by the flow of water; to erode.
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wooden spoon »
A spoon made from wood.
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wooden spoon »
An ironic prize for finishing last in a competition.
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wooden-top »
Uniformed police officers.
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