We've found 387 phrases for ORE (0.1 seconds):

beat somebody to the punch »    To do something before somebody else is able to.

beauty sleep »    Sleep before midnight, on the belief that early sleep hours conduce to health and beauty.[1].

been there, done that »    An assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is now bored.

beer goggles »    The illusion that people are more attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption.

before you can say Jack Robinson »    Very quickly. Quicker than you expect.

bend somebody's ear »    To bore; to talk too long.

better an egg today than a hen tomorrow »    It is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.

better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness »    In the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.

bigger fish to fry »    A much more pressing issue to attend to.

bite off more than one can chew »    To try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.

black sheep »    A disliked person; one who is disfavored.

blind »    An 1800s baseball term meaning no score.

blind date »    A romantic meeting between two people who have never met before.

bottoming the house »    The process by where someone cleans their house 'from top to bottom'. It is a very thorough clean indeed, even more so than 'spring cleaning'.

break down »    To give more detail.

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