drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators »
(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.
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draw back »
To retreat from a position.
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draw out »
To improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards.
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dress up »
To wear fancy dress or a costume.
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drink from a firehose »
To take a small amount from an enormous, hard-to-manage quantity.
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drop off »
To deliver; to deposit or leave.
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easy come, easy go »
Easily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss.
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easy street »
A carefree situation or lifestyle, especially as resulting from possession of wealth.
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eat one's hat »
Used in a result clause to express disbelief in the conditional clause proposition.
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eat one's own dog food »
To use or consume the economic goods or services that oneself is producing; to be part of a closed household economy.
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eat someone's dust »
To get one to be on a losing end.
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elephant in the room »
A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.
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empty vessels make the most sound »
noisy, opinionated people are often stupid.
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enough to make the angels weep »
Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.
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even Homer nods »
Not even the most vigilant and expert are immune from erring.
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