one side »
You should move to one side and allow me to go through the passageway you are blocking.
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pork sausages »
bangers
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proverbs run in pairs »
Every proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.
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pull rank »
To assert one's authority over a subordinate who disagrees.
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see a man about a horse »
A message signaling one needs to go missing for a short while, for any reason, without giving a real explanation.
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set aside »
To disagree with something and reject or overturn it.
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smoke signal »
A method of long-distance communication sometimes used in ancient and undeveloped societies, consisting of messages conveyed by means of columns or intermittent puffs of smoke.
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smoke signal »
An indirect message or indication, especially concerning a future event.
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soft sawder »
"If she goes to act ugly, I'll give her a dose of "soft sawder"; that will take the frown out of her frontispiece...!" —Thomas Haliburton, "The Trotting Horse" — first usage.
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speak for oneself »
Expressing disagreement with an opinion expressed by another.
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stop up »
To fill a hole or cavity, or block an opening or passage, as with a plug.
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there's no accounting for taste »
When it comes to subjective matters of taste, people have wildly different opinions.Disagreements about matters of taste can't be objectively resolved.
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thumb a ride »
To flag or signal a passing vehicle in hopes of securing passage.
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what's up »
A casual greeting with usage similar to "How are you?" or "Nice to meet you".
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wipe the slate clean »
To forget about previous differences and disagreements, and make a fresh start.
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