all one's eggs in one basket »
Investing heavily in just one area.
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all talk and no action »
Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little
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as if »
As though; in a manner suggesting.
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ask for »
To increase the likelihood of something by persisting in some action; to invite.
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assault and battery »
. This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.
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brush up »
To review; to improve an existing but rusty or under-developed skill.
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catmeat »
Catfood consisting of meat.
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che sera sera »
Used to express a personal philosophy of fatalism1604, Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus:Why then belike we must sin, / And so consequently die. / Aye, we must die an everlasting death. / What doctrine call you this ? Che, sera, sera: / What will be*, shall be; Divinity adieu. / These Metaphysics of Magicians, / And necromantic books, are heavenly.
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close enough for government work »
It is not worth investing additional time on perfecting this thing.
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close fisted »
stingy
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company »
A military unit, typically consisting of two or three platoons.
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controlled substance »
Except for very limited professional testing purposes.
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conversation piece »
interesting object
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covenant of salt »
A long-lasting agreement.
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experience is the best teacher »
Lessons learned from experience are the most lasting.
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