a stopped clock is right twice a day »
A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.
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all over grumble »
Inferior.
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all over grumble »
Unsatisfactory.
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barrel »
A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
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barrel »
A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case.
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beat out »
To sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.
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brass monkey »
A cocktail of vodka, rum and orange juice, sometimes with the addition of galliano.
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bridge »
The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
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bush telegraph »
A system used by undeveloped societies in remote regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds, word-of-mouth relay, or smoke signals.
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cake crumbs »
Crumbs from a cake.
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cake crumbs »
Hardly anything.
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ceterum censeo »
A formulaic expression used to end a speech by reinforcing one, often unrelated, major view.
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chew the cud »
To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.
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drum up »
To generate or encourage; to campaign for.
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ear trumpet »
old hearing aid
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