a chain is only as strong as its weakest link »
An organization (especially a process or a business) is only as strong or powerful as its weakest person. A group of associates is only as strong as its laziest member.
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a watched pot never boils »
A process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities.
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account for »
To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
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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 clear »
permission to proceed
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at work »
Working, in the process of doing work.
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between a rock and a hard place »
Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.
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between Scylla and Charybdis »
Similar in meaning to between a rock and a hard place.
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big up »
To proclaim or exaggerate the importance of.
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bitter end »
The end of a long and difficult process.
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blaze a trail »
To show the way or proceed rapidly.
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boot up »
To start a computer using its bootstrap procedure.
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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'.
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brain fart »
A lapse in the thought process; an inability to think or remember something clearly.
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by the book »
In a manner which adheres strictly to rules, legal requirements, or official procedures.
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