autem diver »
Pickpockets who practice in churches; also churchwardens and overseers of the poor.
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down pat »
Thoroughly practiced, rehearsed, or understood.
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dry run »
A practice; a rehearsal.
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dummy run »
A trial or practice before the real attempt.
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fire drill »
An organised practice to prepare occupants of an office, school or other public building for evacuation in the event of a fire.
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go the way of the dinosaurs »
To go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go off the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past.
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go the way of the dodo »
To go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go out of the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past.
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homeless dumping »
The practice of hospital employees or emergency workers releasing homeless patients on the streets instead of placing them into the custody of a relative or shelter or retaining them in a hospital where they may require expensive medical care.
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horses for courses »
The practice of choosing the best person for a particular job.
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hot desking »
The working practice of sharing desks or workstations between workers, as a means of saving space and resources.
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how do I get to Carnegie Hall »
A set phrase, spoken as a rhetorical question, which is answered "Practice, practice, practice!" or sometimes with the humorous literal directions to Seventh Avenue between 56th and 57th.
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knock up »
To gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.
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link whoring »
The practice of going out of one's way to place links to one's website on someone else's webpage.
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old hat »
Something widely or long practiced, known, or accepted; something conventional.
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one-upmanship »
The art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor.
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