a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step »
even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point
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act out »
To go through the process of a scene from a play, a charade or a pointless exercise.
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all kidding aside »
Used to attempt to make a serious point in a jocular conversation.
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at a loss for words »
Having nothing to say; stunned to the point of speechlessness.
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at this point in time »
Right now.
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avoir du pois lay »
Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops.
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bad taste in one's mouth »
A feeling of disappointment and frustration.
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ballpoint pen »
writing implement
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beat around the bush »
To treat a topic but omit its main points, often intentionally.
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beside the point »
Irrelevant, moot.
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box the compass »
To know, and be able to recite the 32 points and quarter points of the magnetic compass from North, both clockwise and anticlockwise.
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bring owls to Athens »
To undertake a pointless venture, one that is redundant, unnecessary, superfluous, or highly uneconomical.
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bugger up »
To break or spoil something, or make it inoperative, useless etc.
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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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bury the lede »
To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.
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