agree to disagree »
To tolerate each other's opinion and stop arguing; to acknowledge that an agreement will not be reached.
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at odds »
In disagreement; conflicting.
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at sixes and sevens »
In a state of dispute or disagreement.
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banyan day »
In modern usage it refers to a picnic or cookout for the ship's crew.
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baptism by fire »
A rite of passage through the survival or success of a crisis.
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bugger off »
An expression of disagreement or disbelief.
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carry the message to Garcia »
To perform a requisite task despite obstacles.
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carry the message to Garcia »
To perform a requisite task without having been informed specifically by what method to do so.
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deliver the message to Garcia »
...grasp the demands and exactions of business life. He learns that the main thing to do is to "deliver the message to Garcia"....
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deliver the message to Garcia »
...heaves in a deep breath, gathers himself as though he's crossed a continent to deliver the message to Garcia.
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deliver the message to Garcia »
Alternative form of carry the message to Garcia.
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deliver the message to Garcia »
Programmers are consistently dehumanized because so many do indeed deliver the message to Garcia only to be at best ignored.
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deliver the message to Garcia »
What we need is people who get the job done, no matter how. We don't want pickers who'll only learn if we use their preferred learning method. Have you read "A Message to Garcia" ? That's what we need today - young people who can deliver the message to Garcia.
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due course »
Regular or appropriate passage or occurrence.
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e mail »
electronic message
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falling out »
A disagreement; a major difference of opinion.
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fly in the ointment »
Something which ruins or spoils everything else; a nuisance or problem; an unpleasant or disagreeable detail.
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get on someone's wick »
To annoy or upset someone, usually by repeated disagreeable actions.
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give somebody a piece of one's mind »
To express one's opinion strongly; to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction.
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gongoozle »
To leisurely watch the passage of boats, from the bank of a canal, lock or bridge.
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hot dog »
sausage in a roll
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jumped-up »
Describes a person who thinks he is superior in some way that the speaker disagrees with. For instance, of a higher class, or has more authority than they have in reality.
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let sleeping dogs lie »
To leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.
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look what the cat's dragged in »
Used as an ironic acknowledgement of someone's arrival, especially to imply that they are unwelcome or disagreeable in some way.
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mend fences »
To repair damage to a friendship or relationship after a disagreement or other mishap.
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mixed message »
Any communication that is contradictory, inconsistent, or unclear, especially in its motive or intent.
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nose test »
An inspection of the nasal passages or a trial of their function, as for breathing difficulties.
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not a sausage »
Absolutely nothing, none of something.
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not a sausage »
Jill: Not a sausage I'm afraid, I'm just visiting.
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not a sausage »
John: Do you know how I get to the town center from here?.
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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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