all over the board »
Showing a wide range of values with no particular pattern.
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apples and oranges »
Said of a comparison of items that are not comparable.
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arse about face »
Something that is placed or arranged the opposite way to the way it should be.
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beg off »
To avoid, or cancel some event that one has previously arranged with someone.
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brass monkey »
A cocktail of vodka, rum and orange juice, sometimes with the addition of galliano.
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call out »
To arrange for a professional to call at your home for some purpose.
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cherry pick »
To select only the best from a range of options.
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cherry picking »
Selecting only the best from a group or other range of choices.
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cry off »
To cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone.
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deadbeat dad »
A man, especially one who is divorced or estranged from his partner, who fails to provide monetary child support when he is legally required to do so.
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free range »
not intensively farmed
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from A to Z »
Covering a complete range; comprehensively.
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golden handcuffs »
Any arrangement or agreement designed to provide extremely favorable benefits or pay, so as to discourage participant from wanting to leave, especially to retain a choice employee.
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lay out »
To arrange in a certain way.
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long shot »
Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.
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