a little bird told me »
Of information which was gathered from a source not to be overtly exposed.
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air out »
To expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate.
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as the crow flies »
In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.
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at cross purposes »
Against one another; contrary in direction or goals.
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at cross-purposes »
Mutually misunderstanding each other's plans, intentions or meanings.
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battle cry »
By extension, a strong motto or purpose statement, especially in regards to winning a goal in sports, games or work.
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beat a dead horse »
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
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been to the rodeo »
Exposed to conmen and hucksters; experienced.
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blow smoke »
To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
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bum around »
To wander around idly to no purpose; to loaf or loiter.
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buy time »
Purposefully cause a delay to something, in order to achieve something else.
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call out »
To arrange for a professional to call at your home for some purpose.
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cat's cradle »
Any complicated structure which appears to be without purpose.
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catch out »
To discover or expose as fake or insincere.
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caught in the act »
To be found doing something that you weren't supposed to be doing, while you're doing it.
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chip in »
To interrupt a discussion for the purpose of making a comment.
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chuck out »
To discard, to dispose of.
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collect one's thoughts »
To become mentally composed, especially after being distressed, surprised, or disoriented; to become calm or organized in one's emotional state or thinking, as in preparation for a conversation, speech, decision, etc.
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comfort woman »
A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces during World War II.
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company »
A group of individuals with a common purpose, as in a company of actors.
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controlled substance »
Except for very limited professional testing purposes.
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cradle robber »
A person who marries or becomes romantically involved with someone who is much younger or who employs or otherwise engages a young person for a purpose inappropriate for his or her age.
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cut out »
Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.
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dead set against »
Completely opposed, with no possibility of a change of mind.
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devil's advocate »
A canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.
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dig up dirt »
To examine in order to find negative information for public opinion, usually with the purpose of embarrassing or discrediting a person.
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doorprikken »
To expose as false.
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everything happens for a reason »
All events are purposeful.Everything happens for a reason, so there is no such thing as failure. Mary-Kate OlsenPeople like to say "everything happens for a reason." If you repeat that in your head long enough that starts to sound like "anything can happen with a razor." Laura KightlingerI believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how we learn. Drew Barrymore
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evil twin »
A rogue wireless access point installed near a legitimate one for purposes of eavesdropping or phishing.
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expose oneself »
To appear nude in public.
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fill the bill »
To satisfy a need; to serve a purpose; to fulfill specified requirements.
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fool's errand »
A foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensical, or certain to fail.
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for all intensive purposes »
For all highly demanding purposes.[1].
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for all intensive purposes »
Misconstruction of “for all intents and purposes”.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10].
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for all intents and purposes »
For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect; practically speaking.
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for the record »
For the purpose of being recorded.
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goon squad »
A group of individuals serving as enforcers, bodyguards, and the like, especially persons hired for such a purpose and using violent, thuggish methods.
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hardball »
In baseball, a type of ball and baseball game, as opposed to softball.
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hardwired »
In humans and animals, genetically determined, instinctive behavior, as opposed to learned behavior.
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have one's wits about one »
To remain calm, composed, or aware.
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here's to »
Denoting proposed salutation while drinking alcohol, toast.
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hold forth »
To extend or offer, propose.
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hold with the hare and run with the hounds »
To oppose an action or behavior and yet engage in the same action or behavior; to be a hypocrite.
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how come »
Why; why is it; for what reason or purpose?.
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in the sun »
Exposed to sunlight.
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keep one's cool »
To remain composed, calm, and even-tempered, especially in a provocative situation.
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keep up with the Joneses »
To do or buy things for status, show, or image rather than out of need, especially for the purpose of competing with friends or neighbors.
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lay down »
To lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.
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lead nowhere »
To have no purpose, to result in nothing.
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little pitchers have big ears »
Small children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).
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mad money »
A sum of money, often relatively small in amount, kept in reserve to use for impulsive, frivolous purposes.
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make up »
To constitute; to compose; to form.
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man proposes, God disposes »
Things don't always work out as they were planned.
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mine arse on a bandbox »
An answer to the offer of any thing inadequate to the purpose for which it is proffered, like offering a bandbox for a seat.
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murder will out »
Secrets or hidden crimes will eventually be exposed or discovered.
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new school »
A style, way of thinking, or method for accomplishing a task that is typical of the current era, as opposed to former eras.
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no brainer »
Something that supposedly doesn’t take much intellectual thought. Whoever says that something is a no brainer is usually the one with no brains.
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nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat »
The idea/proposed action is inconsequential to the current situation.
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old money »
The imperial system of measurement, as opposed to the metric system.
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on purpose »
Purposefully; with intention; deliberately.
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on spec »
Short form of "on speculation": Creating a work with the hope of selling it, as opposed to creating a work "on commission" for hire.
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one at a time »
Individually, as opposed to collectively; slowly or methodically, figuratively.
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one thousand »
Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to be approximately one second in length.
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painting rocks »
Pointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level.
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perp walk »
The intentional public display before news cameras of someone in police custody, especially someone famous or notorious, for the purpose of satisfying public interest, demonstrating the authorities' effectiveness, or shaming the person.
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pick up »
To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation, sometimes used with "on".
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play fast and loose »
To ignore proper behavior or social conventions, especially when it suits ones purpose.
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pop the question »
To propose marriage.
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popped the question »
proposed
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preprogram »
To predispose to certain thoughts or behaviours.
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proverbs run in pairs »
Every proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.
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put forward »
To propose for consideration.
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put one foot in front of the other »
To walk, decomposed to stress the fundamentality of the task.
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rob the cradle »
To use a young person for a purpose inappropriate to his or her age.
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safe and sound »
Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.
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see a man »
A bland euphemism to conceal one's true purpose.
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see a man »
To take one's leave for some urgent purpose, especially to go to the bathroom.
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send up »
To imitate someone or something for the purpose of satirical humour.
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set aside »
To separate and reserve something for a specific purpose.
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shoot off at the mouth »
To disclose some information that was supposed to be secret.
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show one's true colors »
To reveal how one really is, as opposed to how one has been portrayed.
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show up »
To make visible; to expose.
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sleep with the fishes »
To be killed and have one's body disposed off in the sea or other body of water.
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snake oil »
A type of 19th century patent medicine sold in the United States that claimed to contain snake fat, supposedly a Native American remedy for various ailments.
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supposed to »
Permitted.
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supposed to »
Required.
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sweat »
Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
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take a bullet »
To purposely receive a gunshot that was intended for another.
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take in »
To receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.
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take things as they come »
To accept and deal with events as they occur, with a composed state of mind.
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talk dirty »
To use profane language, especially sexual vulgarities for the purpose of arousal.
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the name of the game »
The overall purpose; the principal goal, or objective.
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third wheel »
A person or thing that serves no useful purpose.
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throw a sickie »
To take a day off from work, supposedly because of ill health. The illness could be either real or feigned.
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throw away »
To discard or dispose of something.
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to all intents and purposes »
For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect; practically speaking.
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to be the cat's whiskers »
To perform better than was generally supposed possible.
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track record »
An organization's, product's, or person's past performance reviewed in its entirety, usually for the purpose of making a judgment.
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trick out »
To trick out; to mod or customize an object, typically for the purpose of both personalization as well as enhancing the object's performance capabilities and more particularly for the purpose of performing stunts with that object.
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turn against »
To rebel or oppose something formerly supported.
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university of life »
The real world as a source of instruction, as opposed to a formal education.
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what's the good of »
What is the purpose or advantage of.
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you can't fight city hall »
(chiefly US) Nothing can be done to change the situation, because it is a governmental decision.I see they're going to build the airport after all. I suppose you can't fight city hall.
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