bridge »
The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
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bring owls to Athens »
Who brings owls to Athens? — Euelpides, in Aristophanes' Birds.
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kiss of death »
Something that may seem good and favourable but that actually brings ruin to hopes, plans, etc.
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no strings attached »
Without conditions or obligations; without a catch.
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pull strings »
To manipulate, especially by asking favours of.
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ringside seat »
A seat in the front row of a boxing or wrestling match.
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ringside seat »
Any vantage point providing an excellent view.
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set the Thames on fire »
To achieve something amazing; to do something which brings great public acclaim.
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that's the way life is »
That is the way things happenCertain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.1935, Louis Bromfield, The Man Who Had Everything [1], page 279:That's the way life is, and there's no use trying to go against it.1979, Jay Edward Abrams, A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption [2], ISBN 0310511011, page 45:There are no standards, no values; that's the way life is. Learn to accept it and slide with it. Stop fighting it.2002, B. Eugene Ellison, Rings of the Templars, ISBN 059524050X, page 337:Shit happens; that's the way life is. In fact, I want you to take an additional thousand for your efforts.
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third string »
A unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.
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wall to wall carpets »
floor coverings
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