ace up one's sleeve »
A surprise advantage of which others are not aware.
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asleep at the switch »
Neglectful of an important task, responsibility, or opportunity.
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at all hours »
Late into the night or early morning; when people ought to be sleeping.
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bacon-faced »
Having a fat, sleek face.
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beauty sleep »
C. 1900, Ralph Connor, The Man From Glengarry, ch. 23.
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beauty sleep »
Extra sleep or a special nap.
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beauty sleep »
Sleep before midnight, on the belief that early sleep hours conduce to health and beauty.[1].
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bed down »
To lie down to sleep for the night, usually of livestock or machinery.
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beddy-bye »
Bedtime for a toddler, going to sleep, going to bed.
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big sleep »
Death.
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bill of goods »
A set of misleading or deceptive claims; misinformation.
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call it a night »
To go to bed to sleep.
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catch some z's »
To sleep.
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conk out »
To fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly.
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count sheep »
To attempt to go to sleep by thinking of something boring, traditionally by counting imaginary sheep.
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cross the aisle »
Of a member of a parliament, to resign from one's political party and join another party, resulting in moving from one's currently assigned desk or seat in the legislative chamber to a new desk or seat physically located with the other members of one's new party.
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cross the aisle »
To vote, unite, or otherwise co-operate with members of another political party in order to achieve governmental or political action.
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don't let the bedbugs bite »
Used to wish a person a good night's sleep.
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doss down »
To sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.
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doze off »
To fall asleep unintentionally.
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drift off »
To fall asleep in a gradual manner.
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drop off »
To fall asleep.
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farmer's tan »
The tan line left by clothing, especially, by a short-sleeved shirt.
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fast asleep »
Sleeping, in a deep sleep.
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forty winks »
Sleep, extra sleep, or a nap.
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get off »
To fall asleep.
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go to sleep »
An expression used to dismiss an extremely foolish statement, or to dismiss somebody that one does not feel like talking to.
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greenwash »
A false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure damaging activities.
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idiot mittens »
Mittens connected by yarn or string running through one sleeve, along the back and out the other sleeve of a coat, to prevent the mittens becoming lost. Generally worn by small children.
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knock out »
To put someone to sleep.
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lead down a garden path »
To mislead; to seduce.
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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 off »
To mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.
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night person »
A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours, and who usually sleeps during part of the daytime.
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nightcap »
A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas. Nightcaps were common in northern Europe before central heating was available, when homes were cold at night.
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nod off »
To fall asleep, especially while in a seated position or in inappropriate circumstances.
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odd and curious »
On the Isle of Man, the common or general man.
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pass out »
To faint; fall asleep.
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play possum »
To feign sleep, illness, etc.
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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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put down »
To place a baby somewhere to sleep.
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red herring »
A clue that is misleading or that has been falsified, intended to divert attention.
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roll up one's sleeves »
To prepare to work.
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rough sledding »
A difficult period of time.
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run away with »
To be misled by imagining that one's desires can come true.
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sack out »
To fall asleep, usually from implied exhaustion.
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sacked out »
Sound asleep, usually from a healthy exhaustion.
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sharp cookie »
One who is intelligent, bright, or sharp; especially, one who can identify attempts to deceive or mislead.
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sleep around »
To have numerous sexual partners.
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sleep in »
To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.
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sleep on »
To consider after a period of sleep, implying a decision will be made the next day.
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sleep on it »
To postpone a decision until the following day to avoid making a hasty choice.
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sleep together »
To be intimate with another person in the same bed.
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sleep together »
To have sex with.
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sleep with »
To have sexual intercourse with.
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sleep with »
To share a bed or bedroom with.
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sleep with the fishes »
To be killed and have one's body disposed off in the sea or other body of water.
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sleeping at the switch »
Variant form of asleep at the switch.
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sleeping policeman »
A speed bump.
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sleepy head »
A very tired person.
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sleeves from one's vest »
Something non-existent; something of no value or cost.
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sound asleep »
Sleeping still and silently.
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sweet dreams »
Phrase said to someone before they fall asleep, wishing them a good sleep.
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throw dirt enough, and some will stick »
If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at [1] on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say
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tomorrow is another day »
Tomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressed
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touch up »
To touch or to grope someone in flirtatious or sleazy way.
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turn in »
To go to sleep; retire to bed.
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up one's sleeve »
Hidden, in reserve.
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wear one's heart on one's sleeve »
To be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotions.
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wee small hours »
The very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep.
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you made your bed, now sleep in it »
A moralizing rejection said to someone looking for an easy out, especially of a situation they put themselves into.
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zonk out »
To fall suddenly into a very deep sleep.
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